diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Media/TextFormatting/TextLineImpl.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Media/TextFormatting/TextLineImpl.cs
index 4432b525ea..085e60da5f 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Media/TextFormatting/TextLineImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Media/TextFormatting/TextLineImpl.cs
@@ -1282,10 +1282,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media.TextFormatting
 
             if (!double.IsNaN(lineHeight) && !MathUtilities.IsZero(lineHeight))
             {
-                if (lineHeight > height)
-                {
-                    height = lineHeight;
-                }
+                height = lineHeight;
             }
 
             return new TextLineMetrics