diff --git a/packages/component-wizard/src/components/SubmissionStatement.js b/packages/component-wizard/src/components/SubmissionStatement.js
index 7bd35c29c93e075b95dcfefc84ad83f38f206dd9..4769604cea17f535dd3b4fb239361d5bdc8b154d 100644
--- a/packages/component-wizard/src/components/SubmissionStatement.js
+++ b/packages/component-wizard/src/components/SubmissionStatement.js
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ import { ActionLink, Text, Row } from 'pubsweet-component-faraday-ui'
 
 const SubmissionStatement = () => (
   <Fragment>
-    <Row mb={1.5} mt={2}>
+    <Row mb={1} mt={2}>
       <Text>
         This manuscript is not currently submitted to or under consideration in
         any other journals.
       </Text>
     </Row>
 
-    <Row mb={1.5}>
+    <Row mb={1}>
       <Text>
         The manuscript complies with all relevant{' '}
         <ActionLink to="https://www.hindawi.com/ethics/">