diff --git a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/ManuscriptCard.js b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/ManuscriptCard.js
index 1ac9337dd68815a3a0255cdb72d0b2dfe52bbdc2..ae360b12e7ae2b3220528f7e771b5cac322bd377 100644
--- a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/ManuscriptCard.js
+++ b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/ManuscriptCard.js
@@ -92,7 +92,12 @@ const ManuscriptCard = ({
                 title="Are you sure you want to delete this submission?"
               >
                 {onClickEvent => (
-                  <ActionLink icon="trash" onClick={onClickEvent}>
+                  <ActionLink
+                    icon="trash"
+                    onClick={onClickEvent}
+                    size="small"
+                    style={{ height: 16 }}
+                  >
                     Delete
                   </ActionLink>
                 )}