diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ebab584799..64cd1760d5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Fixes
+
+We’ve made fixes to GOV.UK Frontend in the following pull requests:
+
+- [#1912: Fix character count shrinking as you go over limit](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/pull/1912)
+
 ## 3.8.0 (Feature release)
 
 ### New features
diff --git a/src/govuk/components/character-count/_index.scss b/src/govuk/components/character-count/_index.scss
index 230f46250c..befab6c252 100644
--- a/src/govuk/components/character-count/_index.scss
+++ b/src/govuk/components/character-count/_index.scss
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@
     .govuk-textarea {
       margin-bottom: govuk-spacing(1);
     }
-
-    .govuk-textarea--error {
-      padding: govuk-spacing(1) - 2; // Stop a "jump" when width of border changes
-    }
   }
 
   .govuk-character-count__message {