diff --git a/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-animations.css b/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-animations.css
index 962ac33e7..9583d87c5 100644
--- a/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-animations.css
+++ b/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-animations.css
@@ -194,26 +194,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-@keyframes zen-workspaces-button-active-collapsed-left {
-  from {
-    left: -20px;
-  }
-
-  to {
-    left: -2px;
-  }
-}
-
-@keyframes zen-workspaces-button-active-collapsed-right {
-  from {
-    right: -20px;
-  }
-
-  to {
-    right: -2px;
-  }
-}
-
 /* Mark: Zen Glance */
 @keyframes zen-glance-overlay-animation {
   from {
diff --git a/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-tabs/vertical-tabs.css b/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-tabs/vertical-tabs.css
index 98665b4cf..a83113fb6 100644
--- a/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-tabs/vertical-tabs.css
+++ b/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-tabs/vertical-tabs.css
@@ -565,19 +565,6 @@
             bottom: 50% !important;
             transform: translateY(50%) !important;
           }
-
-          @media not (-moz-bool-pref: 'zen.workspaces.hide-deactivated-workspaces') {
-            :root:has(#navigator-toolbox:not([zen-right-side='true'])) &[active='true']::after {
-              left: -2px;
-              animation: zen-workspaces-button-active-collapsed-left 0.1s ease-in-out !important;
-            }
-
-            :root:has(#navigator-toolbox[zen-right-side='true']) &[active='true']::after {
-              left: unset !important;
-              right: -2px;
-              animation: zen-workspaces-button-active-collapsed-right 0.1s ease-in-out !important;
-            }
-          }
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-workspaces.css b/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-workspaces.css
index 07fc42ed7..fb989c974 100644
--- a/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-workspaces.css
+++ b/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-workspaces.css
@@ -55,17 +55,13 @@
       }
 
       @media not (-moz-bool-pref: 'zen.workspaces.hide-deactivated-workspaces') {
-        &[active='true']::after {
-          content: '';
-          position: absolute;
-          width: 4px;
-          border-radius: 99px;
-          height: 4px;
-          background: var(--zen-primary-color);
-          bottom: -2px;
-          left: 50%;
-          transform: translateX(-50%);
-          animation: zen-workspaces-button-active 0.1s ease-in-out;
+        & {
+          opacity: 0.4;
+          transition: opacity 0.2s;
+        }
+        
+        &[active='true'] {
+          opacity: 1;
         }
       }
     }