diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/_discover.scss b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/_discover.scss
index 57cd8024185bf7..1aaa0a24357edd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/_discover.scss
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/_discover.scss
@@ -100,6 +100,6 @@ discover-app {
 
 .dscSkipButton {
   position: absolute;
-  right: $euiSizeXS;
+  right: $euiSizeM;
   top: $euiSizeXS;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/skip_bottom_button/skip_bottom_button.tsx b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/skip_bottom_button/skip_bottom_button.tsx
index 13da29e617e311..ccf05ca031a8da 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/skip_bottom_button/skip_bottom_button.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/skip_bottom_button/skip_bottom_button.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ export function SkipBottomButton({ onClick }: SkipBottomButtonProps) {
     <I18nProvider>
       <EuiSkipLink
         size="s"
-        iconType="arrowDown"
         // @ts-ignore
         onClick={(event) => {
           // prevent the anchor to reload the page on click