diff --git a/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/data-table/_table-sizes.scss b/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/data-table/_table-sizes.scss
index 310452f1989..3253a9a3b95 100644
--- a/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/data-table/_table-sizes.scss
+++ b/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/data-table/_table-sizes.scss
@@ -185,13 +185,6 @@
 //
 // "selection" and "expandable" sizes
 //
-:host(#{$prefix}-table-header-row[selection-name][expandable]),
-:host(#{$prefix}-table-row[selection-name][expandable]) {
-  ::slotted(#{$prefix}-table-header-cell),
-  ::slotted(#{$prefix}-table-cell) {
-    padding-left: $spacing-03;
-  }
-}
 
 :host(#{$prefix}-table-header-row[selection-name][expandable][size='xs']),
 :host(#{$prefix}-table-row[selection-name][expandable][size='xs']) {
diff --git a/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/data-table/_table-sort.scss b/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/data-table/_table-sort.scss
index 2e8e85233ee..eaeeaaafd62 100644
--- a/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/data-table/_table-sort.scss
+++ b/packages/carbon-web-components/src/components/data-table/_table-sort.scss
@@ -57,3 +57,10 @@
   .#{$prefix}--table-sort__icon {
   transform: rotate(180deg);
 }
+
+:host(#{$prefix}-table-header-cell[sort-direction]) {
+    ::slotted(#{$prefix}-slug){
+      margin-inline-end: auto;
+      margin-inline-start: $spacing-03;
+  }
+}
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