diff --git a/lib/popularnoticesection.php b/lib/popularnoticesection.php
index 89daaa563c..5734d80018 100644
--- a/lib/popularnoticesection.php
+++ b/lib/popularnoticesection.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ if (!defined('LACONICA')) {
     exit(1);
 }
 
-define('NOTICES_PER_SECTION', 6);
+define('NOTICES_PER_SECTION', 5);
 
 /**
  * Base class for sections showing lists of notices
diff --git a/theme/base/css/display.css b/theme/base/css/display.css
index 207be17f3e..242818c9a0 100644
--- a/theme/base/css/display.css
+++ b/theme/base/css/display.css
@@ -1064,13 +1064,16 @@ margin-bottom:0;
 }
 
 .section .notice {
-padding-top:11px;
-padding-bottom:11px;
+padding-top:7px;
+padding-bottom:7px;
+border-top:0;
 }
 
 .section .notice:first-child {
 padding-top:0;
-border-top:0;
+}
+.section .notice .fn {
+display:none;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/theme/default/css/display.css b/theme/default/css/display.css
index faff64967d..6c6b514a66 100644
--- a/theme/default/css/display.css
+++ b/theme/default/css/display.css
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ color:#002E6E;
 .profile {
 border-top-color:#D1D9E4;
 }
-.section .notice,
 .section .profile {
 border-top-color:#97BFD1;
 }
diff --git a/theme/identica/css/display.css b/theme/identica/css/display.css
index 39b839d262..40eeab2a6e 100644
--- a/theme/identica/css/display.css
+++ b/theme/identica/css/display.css
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ color:#002E6E;
 .profile {
 border-top-color:#CEE1E9;
 }
-.section .notice,
 .section .profile {
 border-top-color:#87B4C8;
 }