diff --git a/docs/assets/css/bootstrap.css b/docs/assets/css/bootstrap.css
index 8abdfd2054..0114d4e2f7 100644
--- a/docs/assets/css/bootstrap.css
+++ b/docs/assets/css/bootstrap.css
@@ -899,9 +899,9 @@ blockquote {
 
 blockquote p {
   margin-bottom: 0;
-  font-size: 16px;
+  font-size: 17.5px;
   font-weight: 300;
-  line-height: 25px;
+  line-height: 1.25;
 }
 
 blockquote small {
diff --git a/less/type.less b/less/type.less
index 6b1c6d2912..9b7e7eec20 100644
--- a/less/type.less
+++ b/less/type.less
@@ -185,7 +185,9 @@ blockquote {
   border-left: 5px solid @grayLighter;
   p {
     margin-bottom: 0;
-    #font > .shorthand(16px,300,@baseLineHeight * 1.25);
+    font-size: @baseFontSize * 1.25;
+    font-weight: 300;
+    line-height: 1.25;
   }
   small {
     display: block;