diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_entries.scss b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_entries.scss
index 0a43e86f3..5a1194556 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_entries.scss
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_entries.scss
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 StEntry {
   border-radius: $base_border_radius;
   padding: 8px;
-  border-width: 1px;
+  border-width: 0;
   color: $fg_color;
   @include entry(normal);
   //&:hover { @include entry(hover);}
diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_search-entry.scss b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_search-entry.scss
index b184e674e..d3584fb9c 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_search-entry.scss
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_search-entry.scss
@@ -10,19 +10,16 @@ $search_entry_height: 36px;
   border-radius: $search_entry_height * 0.5; // half the height
   color: transparentize($fg_color,0.3);
   background-color: $bg_color;
-  border-color: $borders_color;
   margin-top: $base_spacing * 2;
   margin-bottom: $base_spacing;
-
+  border-width: 2px;
+  border-color: transparent;
   &:hover {
     background-color: $hover_bg_color;
-    border-color: $hover_borders_color;
     color: $hover_fg_color;
   }
 
   &:focus {
-    padding: $base_padding $base_padding+2; // 1px less to account for wider border
-    border-width: 2px;
     border-style: solid;
     border-color: $selected_bg_color;
     color: $fg_color;