diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/search-menu.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/search-menu.scss
index a906f022b2b..e0de058fe86 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/search-menu.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/search-menu.scss
@@ -382,13 +382,12 @@ $search-pad-horizontal: 0.5em;
       width: 12px;
       height: 12px;
       border-width: 2px;
-      margin: 0;
+      margin: 0 0.5em 0.25em 0;
       margin-top: 2px;
     }
 
     .show-advanced-search,
     a.clear-search {
-      padding: 0 3px;
       display: inline-block;
       background-color: transparent;
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/components/header-search.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/components/header-search.scss
index 5e24ac77498..e30d466db4d 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/components/header-search.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/components/header-search.scss
@@ -72,20 +72,14 @@
           }
 
           .searching {
-            display: flex;
-            padding-right: 0.5rem;
+            width: 3em;
+            justify-content: flex-end;
 
             .show-advanced-search,
             a.clear-search {
               display: inline-flex;
               align-items: center;
             }
-
-            .spinner-holder {
-              display: inline-block;
-              vertical-align: top;
-              margin-left: 4px;
-            }
           }
 
           .search-icon {