diff --git a/cms/static/sass/elements/_footer.scss b/cms/static/sass/elements/_footer.scss
index 48cddf308b..2cc6eff83b 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/elements/_footer.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/elements/_footer.scss
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     .colophon {
       width: flex-grid(4, 12);
       @include float(left);
-      margin-right: flex-gutter(2);
+      @include margin-right(flex-gutter(2));
     }
 
     a {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
             @extend %t-action3;
             display: inline-block;
             vertical-align: middle;
-            margin-right: ($baseline/4);
+            @include margin-right($baseline/4);
           }
         }
       }
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     .footer-about-copyright {
       width: flex-grid(4, 12);
       @include float(left);
-      margin-right: flex-gutter(2);
+      @include margin-right(flex-gutter(2));
     }
 
     // platform Open edX logo and link
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/shared/_footer.scss b/lms/static/sass/shared/_footer.scss
index e6024f6318..e40c21f1f1 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/shared/_footer.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/shared/_footer.scss
@@ -324,11 +324,11 @@ $edx-footer-bg-color: rgb(252,252,252);
   }
 
   .footer-about-logo {
-    float: left;
+    @include float(left);
   }
 
   .footer-about-openedx-logo {
-    float: right;
+    @include float(right);
   }
 
   .footer-about-copy {