diff --git a/crates/ui/src/components/label/highlighted_label.rs b/crates/ui/src/components/label/highlighted_label.rs
index 41866bd10a..88174f4895 100644
--- a/crates/ui/src/components/label/highlighted_label.rs
+++ b/crates/ui/src/components/label/highlighted_label.rs
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ impl RenderOnce for HighlightedLabel {
         let mut text_style = cx.text_style().clone();
         text_style.color = self.base.color.color(cx);
 
-        LabelLike::new()
-            .size(self.base.size)
+        self.base
             .child(StyledText::new(self.label).with_highlights(&text_style, highlights))
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/ui/src/components/label/label_like.rs b/crates/ui/src/components/label/label_like.rs
index f08ff1bf83..cddd849b89 100644
--- a/crates/ui/src/components/label/label_like.rs
+++ b/crates/ui/src/components/label/label_like.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub trait LabelCommon {
 
 #[derive(IntoElement)]
 pub struct LabelLike {
-    pub(crate) size: LabelSize,
+    size: LabelSize,
     line_height_style: LineHeightStyle,
     pub(crate) color: Color,
     strikethrough: bool,