diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/StructuredMetadataTable/MetadataTable.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/StructuredMetadataTable/MetadataTable.tsx
index ad468f623c..b34e535a00 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/StructuredMetadataTable/MetadataTable.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/StructuredMetadataTable/MetadataTable.tsx
@@ -72,12 +72,6 @@ export const MetadataTable = ({
   children: React.ReactNode;
 }) => (
   <Table size={dense ? 'small' : 'medium'}>
-    {!dense && (
-      <colgroup>
-        <col style={{ width: 'auto' }} />
-        <col style={{ width: '100%' }} />
-      </colgroup>
-    )}
     <TableBody>{children}</TableBody>
   </Table>
 );
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/StructuredMetadataTable/StructuredMetadataTable.stories.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/StructuredMetadataTable/StructuredMetadataTable.stories.tsx
index 9a9a4b42b6..9db7385872 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/StructuredMetadataTable/StructuredMetadataTable.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/StructuredMetadataTable/StructuredMetadataTable.stories.tsx
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ export const Default = () => (
   </Wrapper>
 );
 
-export const DenseTable = () => (
+export const NotDenseTable = () => (
   <Wrapper>
     <InfoCard
-      title="Dense Structured Metadata Table"
+      title="Not Dense Structured Metadata Table"
       subheader="Wrapped in InfoCard"
     >
       <div style={cardContentStyle}>
-        <StructuredMetadataTable metadata={metadata} dense />
+        <StructuredMetadataTable metadata={metadata} dense={false} />
       </div>
     </InfoCard>
   </Wrapper>