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 55863740d..95dc13775 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
@@ -408,17 +408,7 @@
       display: flex;
       align-items: center;
       justify-content: center;
-      opacity: .5;
-      &::after {
-        content: '';
-        width: 80%;
-        height: 1px;
-        position: absolute;
-        background: light-dark(rgba(1, 1, 1, 0.075), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1));
-        bottom: 4px;
-        left: 50%;
-        transform: translateX(-50%);
-      }
+      opacity: .4;
     }
 
     & #zen-essentials-container {
diff --git a/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-workspaces.css b/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-workspaces.css
index ba31e3974..4c15b0677 100644
--- a/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-workspaces.css
+++ b/src/browser/base/content/zen-styles/zen-workspaces.css
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
     appearance: unset !important;
     height: fit-content;
     gap: 3px;
-    background: light-dark(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05));
-    box-shadow: 0 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
 
     & toolbarbutton {
       margin: auto;