diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss
index 0d256fba6c4..4e0ce4195a1 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss
@@ -178,3 +178,10 @@ body {
 
 
 }
+
+.unread-private-messages {
+  border-color: $success;
+  color: $success;
+  background: $secondary;
+  &.badge-notification[href] {color: $success;}
+}
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/header.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/header.scss
index c9be7237d94..807c879e6ec 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/header.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/header.scss
@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-/* needs to be global, used in user-drop down and user page too */
-.unread-private-messages {
-  border-color: $success;
-  color: $success;
-  background: $secondary;
-  &.badge-notification[href] {color: $success;}
-}
-
 #main {
   position: relative;
 }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/header.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/header.scss
index f93643e3006..0952a679c9b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/header.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/header.scss
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@
   padding-top: 60px;
 }
 
-.unread-private-messages {
-  background-color: $success;
-}
-
-
 // Dropdowns
 // --------------------------------------------------