diff --git a/docs/mini/flavor.scss b/docs/mini/flavor.scss
index 13f369a30..e1a957cb1 100644
--- a/docs/mini/flavor.scss
+++ b/docs/mini/flavor.scss
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ code {
   transform: scale(1);  /* Deals with the issue described in #243 */
 }
 pre { font-size: 1rem; border: 0.0625rem solid var(--secondary-border-color); border-radius: var(--universal-border-radius);}
-.group{position:relative;margin-top:2em;margin-bottom:-1em}
+.group{position:relative;margin-top:2em;margin-bottom:1em}
 .search{font-size:14px;margin-top:-.1em;display:block;width:100%;border:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--nav-link-color)}
 .search:focus{outline:none}
 label#search-label{color:var(--nav-link-color);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;position:absolute;left:5px;top:10px}
diff --git a/static-parts/index-start.html b/static-parts/index-start.html
index 2dd7839c9..0dfd76c9d 100644
--- a/static-parts/index-start.html
+++ b/static-parts/index-start.html
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@
         <nav class="col-md-4 col-lg-3" style="border-top: 0">
           <div class="group">
           <input class="search" type="text" id="searchInput" onkeyup="search(this)">
-          <span class="highlight"></span>
-          <span class="bar"></span>
           <label id="search-label">Search for snippet...</label>
           </div>
           <label for="doc-drawer-checkbox" class="button drawer-close"></label>