diff --git a/common/gnome-shell/3.14/gnome-shell.css b/common/gnome-shell/3.14/gnome-shell.css
index 8960d8d..c87978a 100644
--- a/common/gnome-shell/3.14/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/common/gnome-shell/3.14/gnome-shell.css
@@ -1007,8 +1007,7 @@ StScrollBar {
   spacing: 12px; }
 
 #overview {
-  spacing: 24px;
-  background: rgba(60, 64, 78, 0.55); }
+  spacing: 24px; }
 
 .overview-controls {
   padding-bottom: 32px; }
diff --git a/common/gnome-shell/3.14/sass/_common.scss b/common/gnome-shell/3.14/sass/_common.scss
index 5d979a2..862d3b0 100644
--- a/common/gnome-shell/3.14/sass/_common.scss
+++ b/common/gnome-shell/3.14/sass/_common.scss
@@ -1272,10 +1272,7 @@ StScrollBar {
 //
 // Overview
 //
-#overview {
-  spacing: 24px;
-  background: lighten(transparentize($dark_sidebar_bg, 0.4), 3%);
-}
+#overview { spacing: 24px; }
 
 .overview-controls { padding-bottom: 32px; }
 
diff --git a/common/gnome-shell/3.16/gnome-shell.css b/common/gnome-shell/3.16/gnome-shell.css
index b05ce97..22d9999 100644
--- a/common/gnome-shell/3.16/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/common/gnome-shell/3.16/gnome-shell.css
@@ -1017,8 +1017,7 @@ StScrollBar {
   spacing: 12px; }
 
 #overview {
-  spacing: 24px;
-  background: rgba(60, 64, 78, 0.55); }
+  spacing: 24px; }
 
 .overview-controls {
   padding-bottom: 32px; }
diff --git a/common/gnome-shell/3.16/sass/_common.scss b/common/gnome-shell/3.16/sass/_common.scss
index 12ccac5..ea8dc14 100644
--- a/common/gnome-shell/3.16/sass/_common.scss
+++ b/common/gnome-shell/3.16/sass/_common.scss
@@ -1292,10 +1292,7 @@ StScrollBar {
 //
 // Overview
 //
-#overview {
-  spacing: 24px;
-  background: lighten(transparentize($dark_sidebar_bg, 0.4), 3%);
-}
+#overview { spacing: 24px; }
 
 .overview-controls { padding-bottom: 32px; }
 
diff --git a/common/gnome-shell/3.18/gnome-shell.css b/common/gnome-shell/3.18/gnome-shell.css
index 884aef3..c8d6024 100644
--- a/common/gnome-shell/3.18/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/common/gnome-shell/3.18/gnome-shell.css
@@ -1018,8 +1018,7 @@ StScrollBar {
   spacing: 12px; }
 
 #overview {
-  spacing: 24px;
-  background: rgba(60, 64, 78, 0.55); }
+  spacing: 24px; }
 
 .overview-controls {
   padding-bottom: 32px; }
diff --git a/common/gnome-shell/3.18/sass/_common.scss b/common/gnome-shell/3.18/sass/_common.scss
index 4c65423..c1d2a5a 100644
--- a/common/gnome-shell/3.18/sass/_common.scss
+++ b/common/gnome-shell/3.18/sass/_common.scss
@@ -1321,10 +1321,7 @@ StScrollBar {
 //
 // Overview
 //
-#overview {
-  spacing: 24px;
-  background: lighten(transparentize($dark_sidebar_bg, 0.4), 3%);
-}
+#overview { spacing: 24px; }
 
 .overview-controls { padding-bottom: 32px; }