diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell.css b/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
index 393cce95f..58e1c7354 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell.css
@@ -554,57 +554,6 @@ StTooltip StLabel {
     font-size: 12px
 }
 
-/* Places */
-
-.places-section {
-    spacing-columns: 4px;
-    spacing-rows: 4px;
-}
-
-.places-item-box {
-    spacing: 2px;
-}
-
-.places-item {
-    border-radius: 4px;
-    padding: 2px;
-    border: 1px solid #181818;
-    padding-left: 4px;
-    padding-right: 4px;
-    transition-duration: 100;
-}
-
-.places-item:hover {
-    border: 1px solid #666666;
-    background-gradient-direction: vertical;
-    background-gradient-start: rgba(61,61,61,0.8);
-    background-gradient-end: rgba(24,24,24,0.2);
-    transition-duration: 100;
-}
-
-/* Recent items */
-
-.recent-docs-item-box {
-    spacing: 2px;
-}
-
-.recent-docs-item {
-    border-radius: 4px;
-    padding: 2px;
-    border: 1px solid #181818;
-    padding-left: 4px;
-    padding-right: 4px;
-    transition-duration: 100;
-}
-
-.recent-docs-item:hover {
-    border: 1px solid #666666;
-    background-gradient-direction: vertical;
-    background-gradient-start: rgba(61,61,61,0.8);
-    background-gradient-end: rgba(24,24,24,0.2);
-    transition-duration: 100;
-}
-
 /* LookingGlass */
 
 #LookingGlassDialog