diff --git a/java/src/processing/mode/java/VariableInspector.java b/java/src/processing/mode/java/VariableInspector.java
index 0933f8558..8b9fd220f 100644
--- a/java/src/processing/mode/java/VariableInspector.java
+++ b/java/src/processing/mode/java/VariableInspector.java
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ public class VariableInspector extends JDialog {
     thisFields = new ArrayList<VariableNode>();
     declaredThisFields = new ArrayList<VariableNode>();
 
+    scrollPane.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(0, 0, 0, 0));
     return scrollPane;
   }