diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_popovers.scss b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_popovers.scss
index 6b708016e..f0c87e19a 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_popovers.scss
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_popovers.scss
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ $popover_arrow_height: 12px;
   box-shadow: none;
   border-top: 1px solid transparentize($borders_color, 0.2);
   border-bottom: 1px solid transparentize($borders_color, 0.2);
-
-  .popup-menu-item:hover {background-color: darken($bg_color, 7%);}
 }
 
 // container for radio and check boxes