diff --git a/aio/content/examples/styleguide/src/04-11/app/core/nav/nav.component.css b/aio/content/examples/styleguide/src/04-11/app/core/nav/nav.component.css
index 45979c75ad..7179902927 100644
--- a/aio/content/examples/styleguide/src/04-11/app/core/nav/nav.component.css
+++ b/aio/content/examples/styleguide/src/04-11/app/core/nav/nav.component.css
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
   height: 56px;
   padding: 0 16px 0 72px;
   padding-left: 8px;
-  background-color: #673AB7;
-  background: #0033FF;
   background-color: #222;
 }
 
diff --git a/aio/content/examples/styleguide/src/04-11/app/core/spinner/spinner.component.css b/aio/content/examples/styleguide/src/04-11/app/core/spinner/spinner.component.css
index afad0fe8e3..192d4a06c8 100644
--- a/aio/content/examples/styleguide/src/04-11/app/core/spinner/spinner.component.css
+++ b/aio/content/examples/styleguide/src/04-11/app/core/spinner/spinner.component.css
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /*#docregion*/
 .spinner {
-  position: absolute;
   left: 7em;
   top: 20em;
   position: absolute;
diff --git a/aio/content/examples/styleguide/src/04-12/app/core/nav/nav.component.css b/aio/content/examples/styleguide/src/04-12/app/core/nav/nav.component.css
index 45979c75ad..7179902927 100644
--- a/aio/content/examples/styleguide/src/04-12/app/core/nav/nav.component.css
+++ b/aio/content/examples/styleguide/src/04-12/app/core/nav/nav.component.css
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
   height: 56px;
   padding: 0 16px 0 72px;
   padding-left: 8px;
-  background-color: #673AB7;
-  background: #0033FF;
   background-color: #222;
 }
 
diff --git a/aio/src/styles/2-modules/_toc.scss b/aio/src/styles/2-modules/_toc.scss
index a03b1bb698..099f6ac823 100644
--- a/aio/src/styles/2-modules/_toc.scss
+++ b/aio/src/styles/2-modules/_toc.scss
@@ -138,9 +138,7 @@ aio-toc.embedded {
       }
 
       a {
-        font-size: inherit;
         color: lighten($darkgray, 10);
-        display:table-cell;
         overflow: visible;
         font-size: 12px;
         display: table-cell;