diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-style.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-style.css
index 6f7d7e92e3302..ebf354940ad69 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-style.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-style.css
@@ -146,8 +146,7 @@ blockquote small {
 }
 
 blockquote em,
-blockquote i,
-blockquote cite {
+blockquote i {
 	font-style: normal;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/style.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/style.css
index 1fa05165775be..7c8a46109de3b 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/style.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/style.css
@@ -380,8 +380,7 @@ blockquote small:before {
 }
 
 blockquote em,
-blockquote i,
-blockquote cite {
+blockquote i {
 	font-style: normal;
 }