diff --git a/src/components/base/form/form_textarea/form_textarea.scss b/src/components/base/form/form_textarea/form_textarea.scss
index f57653b03f124456e9a87aa7addfa54342f2c110..27c1b52252cfdb45c90035466c1a7ed309452778 100644
--- a/src/components/base/form/form_textarea/form_textarea.scss
+++ b/src/components/base/form/form_textarea/form_textarea.scss
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
+.gl-form-normal-border {
+  @include gl-border-gray-200;
+}
+
 .gl-form-textarea,
 .gl-form-textarea.form-control {
-  @include gl-border-none;
   @include gl-font-base;
   @include gl-font-regular;
   @include gl-h-11-5;
-  @include gl-inset-border-1-gray-200;
   @include gl-line-height-normal;
   @include gl-py-3;
   @include gl-px-4;
   @include gl-text-gray-900;
-  @include form-control-focus;
 
   &:focus {
     @include gl-font-regular;
diff --git a/src/components/base/form/form_textarea/form_textarea.vue b/src/components/base/form/form_textarea/form_textarea.vue
index e1d4f31f4e1a2b10e1c1bfbaf1992b62b47e228c..7737bc923ac073032552beba8e9fce475625df32 100644
--- a/src/components/base/form/form_textarea/form_textarea.vue
+++ b/src/components/base/form/form_textarea/form_textarea.vue
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default {
 
 <template>
   <b-form-textarea
-    class="gl-form-textarea"
+    class="gl-form-textarea gl-form-normal-border"
     no-resize
     v-bind="$attrs"
     :value="value"
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diff --git a/tests/__image_snapshots__/storyshots-spec-js-image-storyshots-base-form-form-textarea-default-1-snap.png b/tests/__image_snapshots__/storyshots-spec-js-image-storyshots-base-form-form-textarea-default-1-snap.png
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