diff --git a/_includes/read_time.html b/_includes/read_time.html
index 9a7565e233..c647f1d9c6 100644
--- a/_includes/read_time.html
+++ b/_includes/read_time.html
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
-<span class="reading-time" title="Estimated reading time">
-  <span class="reading-time-label">Estimated reading time: </span>
-  {% assign words = content | number_of_words %}
-  {% if words < 360 %}
-    1 minute
-  {% else %}
-    {{ words | divided_by:180 }} minutes
-  {% endif %}
-</span>
+{%- assign words = content | number_of_words -%}
+{%- if words < 360 -%}
+<p><em class="reading-time">Estimated reading time: 1 minute</em></p>
+{%- else -%}
+<p><em class="reading-time">Estimated reading time: {{ words | divided_by:180 }} minutes</em></p>
+{%- endif -%}
diff --git a/_scss/_utilities.scss b/_scss/_utilities.scss
index 69fa19cb8c..ea74a5378f 100755
--- a/_scss/_utilities.scss
+++ b/_scss/_utilities.scss
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@
 }
 
 .reading-time {
-    font-style: italic;
     font-size: 12px;
-    display: block;
     color: rgba(13, 86, 125, 0.55);
 }