diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/html/display.scss b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/html/display.scss
index 18794dd0b7..c031ecb141 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/html/display.scss
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/html/display.scss
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ th {
 table td, th { 
   margin: 20px 0;
   padding: 10px; 
-  border: 1px solid #ccc !important; 
+  border: 1px solid #ccc; 
   text-align: left;
   font-size: 14px;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/course/_syllabus.scss b/lms/static/sass/course/_syllabus.scss
index 4b38d8717c..405f0412d3 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/course/_syllabus.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/course/_syllabus.scss
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ div.syllabus {
   }
 
   table {
-
+    table-layout: auto;
     text-align: left;
 
     margin: 10px 0;
@@ -25,18 +25,19 @@ div.syllabus {
 
     tr.first {
       td {
-        padding-top: 15px;
+        padding-top: 15px !important;
       }
-    }
+    } 
 
     td {
-
+      border: none !important;
+      padding: 5px 10px !important;
       vertical-align: middle;
-
-      padding: 5px 10px;
+      font-size: 1em !important;
+      line-height: auto;
 
       &.day, &.due, &.slides, &.assignment {
-        white-space: nowrap;
+        white-space: nowrap !important;
       }
 
       &.no_class {
@@ -48,16 +49,12 @@ div.syllabus {
       }
 
       &.week_separator {
-        padding: 0px;
+        padding: 0px !important;
         
         hr {
           margin: 10px;
         }
-
       }
-
     }
-
   }
-
 }