diff --git a/metacity-1/metacity-theme-3.xml b/metacity-1/metacity-theme-3.xml
index 0a430066..bb761c9b 100755
--- a/metacity-1/metacity-theme-3.xml
+++ b/metacity-1/metacity-theme-3.xml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 	<distance name="left_width" value="0" />
 	<distance name="right_width" value="0" />
 	<distance name="bottom_height" value="0" />
-	<distance name="title_vertical_pad" value="8" />
+	<distance name="title_vertical_pad" value="0" />
 	<border name="title_border" left="0" right="0" top="0" bottom="0" />
 	<border name="button_border" left="0" right="0" top="0" bottom="0" />
 </frame_geometry>
diff --git a/metacity-1/metacity-theme.xml b/metacity-1/metacity-theme.xml
index 72ecd3e6..834419f2 100755
--- a/metacity-1/metacity-theme.xml
+++ b/metacity-1/metacity-theme.xml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 	<distance name="left_width" value="0" />
 	<distance name="right_width" value="0" />
 	<distance name="bottom_height" value="0" />
-	<distance name="title_vertical_pad" value="8" />
+	<distance name="title_vertical_pad" value="0" />
 	<border name="title_border" left="0" right="0" top="0" bottom="0" />
 	<border name="button_border" left="0" right="0" top="0" bottom="0" />
 </frame_geometry>