diff --git a/theme/formal_white/style/formal_white.css b/theme/formal_white/style/formal_white.css
index 4e94bc753d2..e57328e1788 100644
--- a/theme/formal_white/style/formal_white.css
+++ b/theme/formal_white/style/formal_white.css
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ h2.main, h3.main, h4.main {margin:1em;padding:0;text-align:center;}
 .environmenttable .ok {background-color:lime;}
 
 /* adminsettings */
-#adminsettings .form-overridden {background-color:yellow;}
 #adminsettings .form-warning {color:red;}
 
 /* tables */
diff --git a/theme/standard/style/admin.css b/theme/standard/style/admin.css
index 05bc65924e9..0e05d3480e5 100644
--- a/theme/standard/style/admin.css
+++ b/theme/standard/style/admin.css
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ table.flexible .r1 {background-color: #FAFAFA;}
 #adminsettings fieldset.error {border: 1px solid red;}
 #adminsettings fieldset.error legend {color: red;}
 #adminsettings .form-shortname {color: #888;}
-#adminsettings .form-overridden {background-color: #ff6;}
 #adminsettings .form-warning {background-color: #f88;}
 #adminsettings .form-defaultinfo {color: #888;}
 #adminsettings .form-item .pathok {color: green;}