diff --git a/development/src/board.ts b/development/src/board.ts
index ecdfd97a..46c0bf7b 100644
--- a/development/src/board.ts
+++ b/development/src/board.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ export function destroyPieceOnBoard(targetPiece: Piece) {
 }
 
 export function highlightSquare(target: HTMLElement, shouldHighlight: boolean) {
-  const targetParentElement = target.parentNode as HTMLElement;
   while (!target.classList.contains("square")) {
     target = target.parentNode as HTMLElement;
   }
diff --git a/development/styles/styles.css b/development/styles/styles.css
index 041f5bf2..abb41977 100644
--- a/development/styles/styles.css
+++ b/development/styles/styles.css
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ path {
 }
 
 .piece {
+  height: var(--square-size);
+  width: var(--square-size);
   position: relative;
   z-index: 1;
 }