diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/list_view.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/list_view.js
index 50309f2707..83e864abb9 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/list_view.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/list/list_view.js
@@ -901,14 +901,11 @@ frappe.views.ListView = class ListView extends frappe.views.BaseList {
 
 		const modified = comment_when(doc.modified, true);
 
-		let assigned_to = `<div class="list-assignments">
-			<span class="avatar avatar-small">
-			<span class="avatar-empty"></span>
-		</div>`;
+		let assigned_to = ``;
 
 		let assigned_users = JSON.parse(doc._assign || "[]");
 		if (assigned_users.length) {
-			assigned_to = `<div class="list-assignments">
+			assigned_to = `<div class="list-assignments d-flex align-items-center">
 					${frappe.avatar_group(assigned_users, 3, { filterable: true })[0].outerHTML}
 				</div>`;
 		}
diff --git a/frappe/public/scss/desk/avatar.scss b/frappe/public/scss/desk/avatar.scss
index 40b86258b4..615cb6604e 100644
--- a/frappe/public/scss/desk/avatar.scss
+++ b/frappe/public/scss/desk/avatar.scss
@@ -95,11 +95,6 @@
 	.standard-image {
 		font-size: var(--text-xs);
 	}
-
-	.avatar-empty::after {
-		content: "\002D";
-		line-height: 28px;
-	}
 }
 
 .avatar-medium {