diff --git a/Applications/TextEditor/main.cpp b/Applications/TextEditor/main.cpp
index 5588792e0e..d665788cc3 100644
--- a/Applications/TextEditor/main.cpp
+++ b/Applications/TextEditor/main.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 
     auto* widget = new GWidget;
     widget->set_layout(make<GBoxLayout>(Orientation::Vertical));
+    widget->layout()->set_spacing(0);
 
     auto* toolbar = new GToolBar(widget);
     auto* text_editor = new GTextEditor(GTextEditor::MultiLine, widget);
diff --git a/Games/Minesweeper/main.cpp b/Games/Minesweeper/main.cpp
index 35944e441a..d0ff7a97a0 100644
--- a/Games/Minesweeper/main.cpp
+++ b/Games/Minesweeper/main.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     auto* widget = new GWidget;
     window->set_main_widget(widget);
     widget->set_layout(make<GBoxLayout>(Orientation::Vertical));
+    widget->layout()->set_spacing(0);
 
     auto* container = new GWidget(widget);
     container->set_fill_with_background_color(true);