diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/style.scss
index becb47973704d4..10ed6de1b484f2 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/style.scss
@@ -1,46 +1,44 @@
-p {
-	&.is-small-text {
-		font-size: 14px;
-	}
+.is-small-text {
+	font-size: 14px;
+}
 
-	&.is-regular-text {
-		font-size: 16px;
-	}
+.is-regular-text {
+	font-size: 16px;
+}
 
-	&.is-large-text {
-		font-size: 36px;
-	}
+.is-large-text {
+	font-size: 36px;
+}
 
-	&.is-larger-text {
-		font-size: 48px;
-	}
+.is-larger-text {
+	font-size: 48px;
+}
 
-	// Don't show the drop cap when editing the paragraph's content. It causes a
-	// number of bugs in combination with `contenteditable` fields. The caret
-	// cannot be set around it, caret position calculation fails in Chrome, and
-	// typing at the end of the paragraph doesn't work.
-	&.has-drop-cap:not(:focus)::first-letter {
-		float: left;
-		font-size: 8.4em;
-		line-height: 0.68;
-		font-weight: 100;
-		margin: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;
-		text-transform: uppercase;
-		font-style: normal;
-	}
+// Don't show the drop cap when editing the paragraph's content. It causes a
+// number of bugs in combination with `contenteditable` fields. The caret
+// cannot be set around it, caret position calculation fails in Chrome, and
+// typing at the end of the paragraph doesn't work.
+.has-drop-cap:not(:focus)::first-letter {
+	float: left;
+	font-size: 8.4em;
+	line-height: 0.68;
+	font-weight: 100;
+	margin: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;
+	text-transform: uppercase;
+	font-style: normal;
+}
 
-	&.has-drop-cap:not(:focus)::after {
-		content: "";
-		display: table;
-		clear: both;
-		padding-top: $block-padding;
-	}
+.has-drop-cap:not(:focus)::after {
+	content: "";
+	display: table;
+	clear: both;
+	padding-top: $block-padding;
 }
 
-p.has-background {
+.has-background {
 	padding: 20px 30px;
 }
 
-p.has-text-color a {
+.has-text-color a {
 	color: inherit;
 }