diff --git a/src/st/st-widget.c b/src/st/st-widget.c
index 69bf86c5d..e131a5108 100644
--- a/src/st/st-widget.c
+++ b/src/st/st-widget.c
@@ -1740,29 +1740,7 @@ st_widget_recompute_style (StWidget    *widget,
         st_theme_node_paint_state_invalidate (current_paint_state (widget));
     }
 
-  /* It is very likely that custom CSS properties are used with StDrawingArea
-     to control the custom drawing, so never omit the ::style-changed signal */
-  if (paint_equal)
-    paint_equal = !ST_IS_DRAWING_AREA (widget);
-
-  if (paint_equal && old_theme_node->font_desc != NULL)
-    paint_equal = pango_font_description_equal (old_theme_node->font_desc,
-                                                st_theme_node_get_font (new_theme_node));
-
-  if (paint_equal && old_theme_node->foreground_computed)
-    {
-      ClutterColor col;
-
-      st_theme_node_get_foreground_color (new_theme_node, &col);
-      paint_equal = clutter_color_equal (&old_theme_node->foreground_color, &col);
-    }
-
-  if (paint_equal && old_theme_node->icon_colors)
-    paint_equal = st_icon_colors_equal (old_theme_node->icon_colors,
-                                        st_theme_node_get_icon_colors (new_theme_node));
-
-  if (!paint_equal || !geometry_equal)
-    g_signal_emit (widget, signals[STYLE_CHANGED], 0);
+  g_signal_emit (widget, signals[STYLE_CHANGED], 0);
 
   priv->is_style_dirty = FALSE;
 }