diff --git a/layout.sty b/layout.sty
index 88ced07ee73e1e3bd11201f852e1bb981a19f42e..6b7c9ee71a45b1f174ec4929696c6d508705d182 100644
--- a/layout.sty
+++ b/layout.sty
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ interior code={ \path[tcb fill interior] ([xshift=-2mm]interior.west)
   }
   {%
     \par
-    \nobreak\bigLine\vspace{.3em}
+    \nobreak\bigLine\par
     \afterparnoindent%
   }