diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/TabViewHolder.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/TabViewHolder.kt
index 319c12eaa..a46b5c247 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/TabViewHolder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/sessioncontrol/viewholders/TabViewHolder.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import mozilla.components.support.ktx.android.util.dpToFloat
 import org.mozilla.fenix.R
 import org.mozilla.fenix.components.metrics.Event
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.components
-import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.increaseTapArea
 import org.mozilla.fenix.ext.loadIntoView
 import org.mozilla.fenix.home.sessioncontrol.SessionControlAction
 import org.mozilla.fenix.home.sessioncontrol.Tab
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ class TabViewHolder(
             }
         }
 
-        close_tab_button.increaseTapArea(buttonIncreaseDps)
         item_tab.setOnClickListener {
             actionEmitter.onNext(TabAction.Select(it, tab?.sessionId!!))
         }
@@ -55,7 +53,6 @@ class TabViewHolder(
         }
 
         close_tab_button?.run {
-            increaseTapArea(buttonIncreaseDps)
             setOnClickListener {
                 actionEmitter.onNext(TabAction.Close(tab?.sessionId!!))
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/tab_list_row.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/tab_list_row.xml
index fbf3de911..a144b0bd8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/tab_list_row.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/tab_list_row.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
                 android:layout_width="0dp"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
-                android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
                 android:ellipsize="none"
                 android:singleLine="true"
                 android:textAppearance="@style/Header12TextStyle"
@@ -66,16 +65,14 @@
 
         <ImageButton
                 android:id="@+id/close_tab_button"
-                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:layout_marginTop="4.5dp"
-                android:layout_marginEnd="4.5dp"
+                android:layout_width="48dp"
+                android:layout_height="48dp"
                 android:alpha="0.8"
                 android:contentDescription="@string/close_tab"
                 android:src="@drawable/ic_close"
                 android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
                 app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
-                app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
+                app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"/>
 
         <View
                 android:id="@+id/selected_border"