diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Search/SearchResultsViewController.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Search/SearchResultsViewController.swift
index 84e47fc7..33931cee 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Search/SearchResultsViewController.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Search/SearchResultsViewController.swift
@@ -80,9 +80,8 @@ class SearchResultsViewController: UIViewController, CollectionViewController {
                 break
             }
             let section = NSCollectionLayoutSection.list(using: config, layoutEnvironment: environment)
-            if UIDevice.current.userInterfaceIdiom == .pad || UIDevice.current.userInterfaceIdiom == .mac {
-                section.contentInsetsReference = .readableContent
-            }
+            // we don't use the readable content inset here, because it insets the entire cell, rather than just the content
+            // so the cell backgrounds not being full width looks weird
             return section
         }
         view = UICollectionView(frame: .zero, collectionViewLayout: layout)