diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-list.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-list.css.scss
index a562f9700a0..77d6d4c8b3d 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-list.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application/topic-list.css.scss
@@ -74,12 +74,10 @@
     }
   }
   th {
-    border-bottom: 1px solid $topic-list-th-border-color;
     color: $topic-list-th-color;
     font-weight: bold;
     font-size: 13px;
     text-shadow: 0 1px 0 $white;
-    background-color: $topic-list-th-background-color;
     @include box-shadow(inset 0 1px 0 $white);
     &:first-of-type {
       @include border-radius-all(4px 0 0 0);