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--- a/backstop_data/bitmaps_reference/ds-vr-test__components_hero_example-hero-grey_0_document_0_desktop.png
+++ b/backstop_data/bitmaps_reference/ds-vr-test__components_hero_example-hero-grey_0_document_0_desktop.png
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index 3ecf203a6a..2ab2626cdb 100644
--- a/backstop_data/bitmaps_reference/ds-vr-test__components_hero_example-hero-grey_0_document_1_tablet.png
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diff --git a/src/components/hero/_hero.scss b/src/components/hero/_hero.scss
index 43fcfa2e4d..c2f2f3cf40 100644
--- a/src/components/hero/_hero.scss
+++ b/src/components/hero/_hero.scss
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 
     &--topic {
         color: var(--ons-color-branded);
+        @extend .ons-u-mb-no;
     }
 
     &__container {