diff --git a/src/gui/protein_view/protein_detail_view.ui b/src/gui/protein_view/protein_detail_view.ui
index b9d5707dd766386519c1351c90d5d611a0b6bd51..1e6ce448ee647efc15acafac79c0752af562f24c 100644
--- a/src/gui/protein_view/protein_detail_view.ui
+++ b/src/gui/protein_view/protein_detail_view.ui
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@
         </item>
         <item>
          <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
+          <property name="spacing">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
           <item>
            <widget class="QCheckBox" name="valid_checkbox">
             <property name="enabled">