diff --git a/res/css/views/audio_messages/_PlaybackContainer.scss b/res/css/views/audio_messages/_PlaybackContainer.scss
index 1411134c394..ebfcf229b08 100644
--- a/res/css/views/audio_messages/_PlaybackContainer.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/audio_messages/_PlaybackContainer.scss
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ limitations under the License.
         height: 30px; // same height as mx_Waveform, needed for automatic vertical centering
 
         .mx_Waveform {
-            position: absolute;
             left: 0;
             top: 0;
         }