diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.js b/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.js
index c73625ab4e..e4229f5ef3 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.js
@@ -6040,6 +6040,8 @@ var ZoteroPane = new function()
 				continue;
 			}
 			
+			let allowedAttributes = (el.getAttribute('zotero-persist') || '').split(/[\s,]+/);
+			
 			var elValues = serializedValues[id];
 			for (var attr in elValues) {
 				// Ignore persisted collapsed state for collection and item pane splitters, since
@@ -6050,6 +6052,11 @@ var ZoteroPane = new function()
 						&& Zotero.Prefs.get('reopenPanesOnRestart')) {
 					continue;
 				}
+				// Ignore attributes that are no longer persisted for the element
+				if (!allowedAttributes.includes(attr)) {
+					Zotero.debug(`Not restoring '${attr}' for #${id}`);
+					continue;
+				}
 				if (["width", "height"].includes(attr)) {
 					el.style[attr] = `${elValues[attr]}px`;
 				}
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.xhtml b/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.xhtml
index cb32276cae..9db9132618 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.xhtml
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.xhtml
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@
 											</hbox>
 											
 										</toolbar>
-										<hbox id="zotero-items-pane" class="virtualized-table-container" zotero-persist="width height" flex="1" clickthrough="never">
+										<hbox id="zotero-items-pane" class="virtualized-table-container" flex="1" clickthrough="never">
 											<html:div id="zotero-items-tree"></html:div>
 										</hbox>
 									</vbox>
diff --git a/scss/elements/_itemDetails.scss b/scss/elements/_itemDetails.scss
index 29fa03faee..749536f57c 100644
--- a/scss/elements/_itemDetails.scss
+++ b/scss/elements/_itemDetails.scss
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 .zotero-item-pane-content {
 	min-height: 0;
 	flex: 1;
-	width: auto !important;
-	height: auto !important;
 	min-width: $min-width-item-pane;
 	/* Need a min height to prevent layout issues in stacked mode */
 	min-height: 168px;