diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-style.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-style.css
index 6f7d7e92e3302..703818f74b2cc 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-style.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/css/editor-style.css
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ blockquote cite {
 	font-style: normal;
 }
 
-blockquote strong,
-blockquote b {
-	font-weight: 400;
+.wp-block-quote strong,
+.wp-block-quote b {
+	font-weight: bold;
 }
 
 blockquote.alignleft,
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;
 }