diff --git a/toolkit/themes/gnomestripe/mozapps/downloads/downloads.css b/toolkit/themes/gnomestripe/mozapps/downloads/downloads.css
index a4f78d5bb232..7a29457f763b 100644
--- a/toolkit/themes/gnomestripe/mozapps/downloads/downloads.css
+++ b/toolkit/themes/gnomestripe/mozapps/downloads/downloads.css
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@ richlistitem[type="download"] .dateTime {
   font-size: smaller;
 }
 
-richlistitem[type="download"]:not([selected="true"]) .dateTime,
-richlistitem[type="download"]:not([selected="true"]) .status {
-  color: MenuText;
-}
-
 .mini-button {
   -moz-appearance: none;
   background-color: transparent;
diff --git a/toolkit/themes/winstripe/mozapps/downloads/downloads.css b/toolkit/themes/winstripe/mozapps/downloads/downloads.css
index b8c24f5a8f03..fe4ee395c6a0 100644
--- a/toolkit/themes/winstripe/mozapps/downloads/downloads.css
+++ b/toolkit/themes/winstripe/mozapps/downloads/downloads.css
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ richlistitem[type="download"] .dateTime {
   font-size: smaller;
 }
 
-richlistitem[type="download"]:not([selected="true"]) .dateTime,
-richlistitem[type="download"]:not([selected="true"]) .status {
-  color: MenuText;
-}
-
 .mini-button {
   -moz-appearance: none;
   list-style-image: url(chrome://mozapps/skin/downloads/buttons.png);