diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-blocks.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-blocks.css
index e16c318fae434..8e02d18ff9f63 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-blocks.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-blocks.css
@@ -349,11 +349,6 @@ figure[class*="wp-block-"] > figcaption {
 	font-style: normal;
 }
 
-.wp-block-quote strong,
-.wp-block-quote b {
-	font-weight: 400;
-}
-
 .wp-block-quote > :last-child {
 	margin-bottom: 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-style.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-style.css
index 6f7d7e92e3302..039669e52d0dc 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-style.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-style.css
@@ -151,11 +151,6 @@ blockquote cite {
 	font-style: normal;
 }
 
-blockquote strong,
-blockquote b {
-	font-weight: 400;
-}
-
 blockquote.alignleft,
 blockquote.alignright {
 	border: 0 solid #1a1a1a;
diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/style.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/style.css
index 1fa05165775be..04e28127775b7 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/style.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/style.css
@@ -385,11 +385,6 @@ blockquote cite {
 	font-style: normal;
 }
 
-blockquote strong,
-blockquote b {
-	font-weight: 400;
-}
-
 blockquote > :last-child {
 	margin-bottom: 0;
 }