diff --git a/cms/static/sass/_settings.scss b/cms/static/sass/_settings.scss
index 5be39e281f..b0b4f7c15f 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/_settings.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/_settings.scss
@@ -551,15 +551,25 @@
 
     .settings-advanced {
 
-      //.CodeMirror {
-      //  border: 1px solid #eee;
-      //  height: auto;
-      //}
-      //.CodeMirror-scroll {
-      //  overflow-y: hidden;
-      //  overflow-x: auto;
-      //}
+      // specific to code mirror instance in JSON policy editing, need to sync up with other similar code mirror UIs
+      .CodeMirror {
+        padding: 6px 8px 8px;
+        @include box-sizing(border-box);
+        border: 1px solid $mediumGrey;
+        border-radius: 2px;
+        @include linear-gradient($lightGrey, tint($lightGrey, 90%));
+        background-color: $lightGrey;
+        @include box-shadow(0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, .1) inset);
+        font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
+        color: $baseFontColor;
+        outline: 0;
 
+        .CodeMirror-scroll {
+          height: auto;
+          min-height: 50px;
+          max-height: 200px;
+        }
+      }
 
       // messages - should be synced up with global messages in the future
       .message {
diff --git a/cms/templates/settings.html b/cms/templates/settings.html
index 6dfcb1c25c..123cf2324d 100644
--- a/cms/templates/settings.html
+++ b/cms/templates/settings.html
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ from contentstore import utils
                 <label for="course-overview">Course Overview:</label>
                 <div class="field">
                   <div class="input">
-                    <textarea class="long tall tinymce text-editor" id="course-overview"></textarea>
+                    <textarea class="long tall text-editor" id="course-overview"></textarea>
                     <span class="tip tip-stacked">Introductions, prerequisites, FAQs that are used on <a href="${utils.get_lms_link_for_about_page(context_course.location)}">your course summary page</a></span>
                   </div>
                 </div>      
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ from contentstore import utils
                       <div class="row">
                         <label for="course-faculty-1-bio">Faculty Bio:</label>
                         <div class="field">
-                          <textarea class="long tall edit-box tinymce" id="course-faculty-1-bio"></textarea>
+                          <textarea class="long tall edit-box" id="course-faculty-1-bio"></textarea>
                           <span class="tip tip-stacked">A brief description of your education, experience, and expertise</span>
                         </div>      
                       </div>
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ from contentstore import utils
                         <label for="course-faculty-2-bio">Faculty Bio:</label>
                         <div class="field">
                           <div clas="input">
-                            <textarea class="long tall edit-box tinymce" id="course-faculty-2-bio"></textarea>
+                            <textarea class="long tall edit-box" id="course-faculty-2-bio"></textarea>
                             <span class="tip tip-stacked">A brief description of your education, experience, and expertise</span>
                           </div>
                         </div>