diff --git a/src/components/filter_group/_filter_group.scss b/src/components/filter_group/_filter_group.scss
index 316e7a9060..7dfdad49ae 100644
--- a/src/components/filter_group/_filter_group.scss
+++ b/src/components/filter_group/_filter_group.scss
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@
   display: flex;
 }
 
-// A fixed width is required in IE11 because of the shift in widths that can be caused
-// by the loading animation that precedes the results.
-.ouiFilterGroup__popoverPanel {
-  width: $ouiSize * 18;
-}
-
 @include ouiBreakpoint('xs', 's') {
   .ouiFilterGroup {
     flex-wrap: wrap;