diff --git a/toolkit/skin/gtk2/menu.css b/toolkit/skin/gtk2/menu.css
index 792f9f142f0..267efd00363 100644
--- a/toolkit/skin/gtk2/menu.css
+++ b/toolkit/skin/gtk2/menu.css
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ menulist > menupopup > menu {
   padding: 1px 30px 1px 5px;
   max-width: none;
   font: message-box;
-  color: -moz-FieldText;
 }
 
 /* ..... internal content .... */