diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell.css b/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
index 13317aa9b..1eaefbfdd 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
@@ -48,21 +48,6 @@ StScrollView StScrollBar
   min-height: 16px;
 }
 
-StScrollView > .top-shadow
-{
-    background-gradient-direction: vertical;
-    background-gradient-start: #111111;
-    background-gradient-end: rgba(17, 17, 17, 0);
-    height: 30px;
-}
-
-StScrollView > .bottom-shadow
-{
-    background-gradient-direction: vertical;
-    background-gradient-start: rgba(17, 17, 17, 0);
-    background-gradient-end: #111111;
-    height: 30px;
-}
 
 StScrollBar StBin#trough {
     background-color: #080808;