diff --git a/meta/aesthetics.ptl b/meta/aesthetics.ptl
index e26716473..805d64a7e 100644
--- a/meta/aesthetics.ptl
+++ b/meta/aesthetics.ptl
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ export : define [setFontMetrics para metrics font] : begin
 	set font.OS_2.usWinDescent      ([Math.abs desc] + descenderPad)
 	set font.OS_2.sTypoDescender    (desc - descenderPad)
 
-	set font.hhea.lineGap           (para.leading - asc + DESCENDER)
-	set font.OS_2.sTypoLineGap      (para.leading - asc + desc)
+	set font.hhea.lineGap           0
+	set font.OS_2.sTypoLineGap      0
 
 	set font.OS_2.sxHeight          XH
 	set font.OS_2.sCapHeight        CAP
@@ -207,4 +207,4 @@ export : define designParameters : object
 	braceInside         0.95
 	braceCurlyM1        0.6
 	braceCurlyM2        0.45
-	braceOvershoot      0.02
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+	braceOvershoot      0.02