diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/schedules/templates/schedules/edx_ace/courseupdate/email/body.html b/openedx/core/djangoapps/schedules/templates/schedules/edx_ace/courseupdate/email/body.html
index b4be9cdfb9..1ba767f0d5 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/schedules/templates/schedules/edx_ace/courseupdate/email/body.html
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/schedules/templates/schedules/edx_ace/courseupdate/email/body.html
@@ -14,16 +14,6 @@
 
 {% block content %}
 <table width="100%"  style="margin-bottom: 30px;" align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation">
-     <style>
-   .course-text{
-    span{
-        padding-left: 12px;
-        padding-right: 12px;
-        padding-top: 10px;
-        padding-bottom: 10px;
-    }
-   }
-  </style>
 {% if route_enabled %}
     <tr>
         <td>
@@ -75,7 +65,7 @@
   </td>  
 </tr>
 <tr style="height: 32px;">
-    <td style="padding-top: 1rem;" class="course-text">
+    <td style="padding-top: 1rem; padding-left: 30px;">
          {% filter force_escape %}
                 {% blocktrans asvar course_cta_text %}Resume your course {% endblocktrans %}
             {% endfilter %}
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/schedules/templates/schedules/edx_ace/courseupdate/email/return_to_course_cta.html b/openedx/core/djangoapps/schedules/templates/schedules/edx_ace/courseupdate/email/return_to_course_cta.html
index a0f4f8b557..0f2b49e09f 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/schedules/templates/schedules/edx_ace/courseupdate/email/return_to_course_cta.html
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/schedules/templates/schedules/edx_ace/courseupdate/email/return_to_course_cta.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load ace %}
 
-<p>
     {# email client support for style sheets is pretty spotty, so we have to inline all of these styles #}
     <a
     {% if reset_url %}
@@ -28,8 +27,11 @@
             display: inline-flex;
             flex-direction: row;
             border-radius: 30.22px;
+            padding-top: 6px;
+            padding-bottom: 6px;
+            padding-left: 11px;
+            padding-right: 11px;
     ">
         {# old email clients require the use of the font tag :( #}
-        <span color="#ffffff"><b>{{ course_cta_text }}</b></span>
+        {{ course_cta_text }}
     </a>
-</p>