diff --git a/packages/neos-ui-ckeditor5-bindings/src/placeholder.vanilla-css b/packages/neos-ui-ckeditor5-bindings/src/placeholder.vanilla-css
index ba96571daf..e3ca937b57 100644
--- a/packages/neos-ui-ckeditor5-bindings/src/placeholder.vanilla-css
+++ b/packages/neos-ui-ckeditor5-bindings/src/placeholder.vanilla-css
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.ck.ck-placeholder:after, .ck .ck-placeholder {
+.ck.ck-placeholder:after {
     display: inline-flex;
 }