diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
index ee7643850..4caf44762 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintSet.END
 import androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintSet.PARENT_ID
 import androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintSet.START
 import androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintSet.TOP
+import androidx.core.view.updateLayoutParams
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 import androidx.fragment.app.activityViewModels
 import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ import mozilla.components.feature.media.ext.getSession
 import mozilla.components.feature.media.state.MediaState
 import mozilla.components.feature.media.state.MediaStateMachine
 import mozilla.components.feature.tab.collections.TabCollection
+import mozilla.components.support.ktx.android.util.dpToPx
 import org.mozilla.fenix.BrowserDirection
 import org.mozilla.fenix.HomeActivity
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
@@ -199,13 +201,18 @@ class HomeFragment : Fragment() {
 
         ConstraintSet().apply {
             clone(view.homeLayout)
-            connect(sessionControlView.view.id, TOP, view.wordmark_spacer.id, BOTTOM)
+            connect(sessionControlView.view.id, TOP, view.wordmark.id, BOTTOM)
             connect(sessionControlView.view.id, START, PARENT_ID, START)
             connect(sessionControlView.view.id, END, PARENT_ID, END)
             connect(sessionControlView.view.id, BOTTOM, view.bottom_bar.id, TOP)
             applyTo(view.homeLayout)
         }
 
+        @Suppress("MagicNumber") // we need constants if we define layouts in code.
+        sessionControlView.view.updateLayoutParams<ViewGroup.MarginLayoutParams> {
+            topMargin = 32.dpToPx(resources.displayMetrics)
+        }
+
         activity.themeManager.applyStatusBarTheme(activity)
 
         return view
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_home.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_home.xml
index 23d205a86..72b39391b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_home.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_home.xml
@@ -45,15 +45,6 @@
             app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
 
-        <FrameLayout
-            android:id="@+id/wordmark_spacer"
-            android:layout_marginTop="32dp"
-            android:layout_width="0dp"
-            android:layout_height="0dp"
-            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/wordmark"
-            app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="parent" />
-
         <View
             android:id="@+id/bottomBarShadow"
             android:layout_width="0dp"
@@ -143,4 +134,4 @@
 
     </androidx.constraintlayout.motion.widget.MotionLayout>
 
-</androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
+</androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout>