diff --git a/python/plugins/db_manager/sqledit.py b/python/plugins/db_manager/sqledit.py
index 2360f0d7e3d..a4e1a650b98 100644
--- a/python/plugins/db_manager/sqledit.py
+++ b/python/plugins/db_manager/sqledit.py
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ class SqlEdit(QsciScintilla):
         self.defaultFont.setFixedPitch(True)
         self.defaultFont.setPointSize(fontSize)
         self.defaultFont.setStyleHint(QFont.TypeWriter)
-        self.defaultFont.setStretch(QFont.SemiCondensed)
-        self.defaultFont.setLetterSpacing(QFont.PercentageSpacing, 87.0)
         self.defaultFont.setBold(False)
 
         self.boldFont = QFont(self.defaultFont)
diff --git a/python/plugins/processing/script/ScriptEdit.py b/python/plugins/processing/script/ScriptEdit.py
index 61806b40110..cfb1a71e8c6 100644
--- a/python/plugins/processing/script/ScriptEdit.py
+++ b/python/plugins/processing/script/ScriptEdit.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class ScriptEdit(QsciScintilla):
     FOLD_COLOR = "#efefef"
 
     def __init__(self, parent=None):
-        QsciScintilla.__init__(self, parent)
+        super().__init__(parent)
 
         self.lexer = None
         self.api = None
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class ScriptEdit(QsciScintilla):
         self.setTabWidth(4)
         self.setIndentationGuides(True)
 
-        # Autocomletion
+        # Autocompletion
         self.setAutoCompletionThreshold(2)
         self.setAutoCompletionSource(QsciScintilla.AcsAPIs)
 
@@ -145,8 +145,6 @@ class ScriptEdit(QsciScintilla):
         self.defaultFont.setFixedPitch(True)
         self.defaultFont.setPointSize(fontSize)
         self.defaultFont.setStyleHint(QFont.TypeWriter)
-        self.defaultFont.setStretch(QFont.SemiCondensed)
-        self.defaultFont.setLetterSpacing(QFont.PercentageSpacing, 87.0)
         self.defaultFont.setBold(False)
 
         self.boldFont = QFont(self.defaultFont)
diff --git a/src/gui/qgscodeeditor.cpp b/src/gui/qgscodeeditor.cpp
index 0a3c143ef48..4e14d197919 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgscodeeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qgscodeeditor.cpp
@@ -178,8 +178,6 @@ QFont QgsCodeEditor::getMonospaceFont()
   font.setFixedPitch( true );
   font.setPointSize( fontSize );
   font.setStyleHint( QFont::TypeWriter );
-  font.setStretch( QFont::SemiCondensed );
-  font.setLetterSpacing( QFont::PercentageSpacing, 87.0 );
   font.setBold( false );
   return font;
 }