diff --git a/templates/emails/plain/email-addresses.php b/templates/emails/plain/email-addresses.php
index 822b71b2176..a6267ae8b5b 100644
--- a/templates/emails/plain/email-addresses.php
+++ b/templates/emails/plain/email-addresses.php
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ echo preg_replace( '#<br\s*/?>#i', "\n", $order->get_formatted_billing_address()
 
 if ( ! wc_ship_to_billing_address_only() && $order->needs_shipping_address() && ( $shipping = $order->get_formatted_shipping_address() ) ) {
 	echo "\n" . strtoupper( __( 'Shipping address', 'woocommerce' ) ) . "\n\n";
-	echo preg_replace( '#<br\s*/?>#i', "\n\t", $shipping ) . "\n";
+	echo preg_replace( '#<br\s*/?>#i', "\n", $shipping ) . "\n";
 }