diff --git a/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/gtk-dark.css b/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/gtk-dark.css
index 317cc5a..ed69d43 100644
--- a/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/gtk-dark.css
+++ b/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/gtk-dark.css
@@ -55,21 +55,7 @@ textview text {
     border-radius: 2px; }
 
 textview border {
-  background-color: #3c414e;
-  background-image: image(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));
-  background-repeat: no-repeat; }
-  textview border.bottom {
-    background-size: 100% 1px;
-    background-position: top; }
-  textview border.top {
-    background-size: 100% 1px;
-    background-position: bottom; }
-  textview border.left {
-    background-size: 1px 100%;
-    background-position: right; }
-  textview border.right {
-    background-size: 1px 100%;
-    background-position: left; }
+  background-color: #3c414e; }
 
 rubberband, flowbox rubberband, treeview.view rubberband, .content-view rubberband,
 .rubberband {
diff --git a/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/gtk-darker.css b/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/gtk-darker.css
index 042ea6c..08ce9e4 100644
--- a/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/gtk-darker.css
+++ b/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/gtk-darker.css
@@ -55,21 +55,7 @@ textview text {
     border-radius: 2px; }
 
 textview border {
-  background-color: #fafbfb;
-  background-image: image(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));
-  background-repeat: no-repeat; }
-  textview border.bottom {
-    background-size: 100% 1px;
-    background-position: top; }
-  textview border.top {
-    background-size: 100% 1px;
-    background-position: bottom; }
-  textview border.left {
-    background-size: 1px 100%;
-    background-position: right; }
-  textview border.right {
-    background-size: 1px 100%;
-    background-position: left; }
+  background-color: #fafbfb; }
 
 rubberband, flowbox rubberband, treeview.view rubberband, .content-view rubberband,
 .rubberband {
diff --git a/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/gtk-solid-dark.css b/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/gtk-solid-dark.css
index 3819b84..06c5095 100644
--- a/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/gtk-solid-dark.css
+++ b/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/gtk-solid-dark.css
@@ -55,21 +55,7 @@ textview text {
     border-radius: 2px; }
 
 textview border {
-  background-color: #3c414e;
-  background-image: image(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));
-  background-repeat: no-repeat; }
-  textview border.bottom {
-    background-size: 100% 1px;
-    background-position: top; }
-  textview border.top {
-    background-size: 100% 1px;
-    background-position: bottom; }
-  textview border.left {
-    background-size: 1px 100%;
-    background-position: right; }
-  textview border.right {
-    background-size: 1px 100%;
-    background-position: left; }
+  background-color: #3c414e; }
 
 rubberband, flowbox rubberband, treeview.view rubberband, .content-view rubberband,
 .rubberband {
diff --git a/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/gtk-solid-darker.css b/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/gtk-solid-darker.css
index a00cb02..047d790 100644
--- a/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/gtk-solid-darker.css
+++ b/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/gtk-solid-darker.css
@@ -55,21 +55,7 @@ textview text {
     border-radius: 2px; }
 
 textview border {
-  background-color: #fafbfb;
-  background-image: image(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));
-  background-repeat: no-repeat; }
-  textview border.bottom {
-    background-size: 100% 1px;
-    background-position: top; }
-  textview border.top {
-    background-size: 100% 1px;
-    background-position: bottom; }
-  textview border.left {
-    background-size: 1px 100%;
-    background-position: right; }
-  textview border.right {
-    background-size: 1px 100%;
-    background-position: left; }
+  background-color: #fafbfb; }
 
 rubberband, flowbox rubberband, treeview.view rubberband, .content-view rubberband,
 .rubberband {
diff --git a/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/gtk-solid.css b/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/gtk-solid.css
index 38c08cd..14f42ee 100644
--- a/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/gtk-solid.css
+++ b/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/gtk-solid.css
@@ -55,21 +55,7 @@ textview text {
     border-radius: 2px; }
 
 textview border {
-  background-color: #fafbfb;
-  background-image: image(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));
-  background-repeat: no-repeat; }
-  textview border.bottom {
-    background-size: 100% 1px;
-    background-position: top; }
-  textview border.top {
-    background-size: 100% 1px;
-    background-position: bottom; }
-  textview border.left {
-    background-size: 1px 100%;
-    background-position: right; }
-  textview border.right {
-    background-size: 1px 100%;
-    background-position: left; }
+  background-color: #fafbfb; }
 
 rubberband, flowbox rubberband, treeview.view rubberband, .content-view rubberband,
 .rubberband {
diff --git a/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/gtk.css b/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/gtk.css
index 7d600a3..a163e1c 100644
--- a/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/gtk.css
+++ b/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/gtk.css
@@ -55,21 +55,7 @@ textview text {
     border-radius: 2px; }
 
 textview border {
-  background-color: #fafbfb;
-  background-image: image(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));
-  background-repeat: no-repeat; }
-  textview border.bottom {
-    background-size: 100% 1px;
-    background-position: top; }
-  textview border.top {
-    background-size: 100% 1px;
-    background-position: bottom; }
-  textview border.left {
-    background-size: 1px 100%;
-    background-position: right; }
-  textview border.right {
-    background-size: 1px 100%;
-    background-position: left; }
+  background-color: #fafbfb; }
 
 rubberband, flowbox rubberband, treeview.view rubberband, .content-view rubberband,
 .rubberband {
diff --git a/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/sass/_common.scss b/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/sass/_common.scss
index 8cf477d..279c598 100644
--- a/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/sass/_common.scss
+++ b/common/gtk-3.0/3.20/sass/_common.scss
@@ -87,31 +87,7 @@ textview {
   }
 }
 
-textview border {
-  background-color: mix($bg_color, $base_color, 50%);
-  background-image: image(transparentize(black, 0.8)); // HACK: the border node just draws background so,
-  background-repeat: no-repeat;                        // using a background-image to draw the border
-
-  &.bottom {
-    background-size: 100% 1px;
-    background-position: top;
-  }
-
-  &.top {
-    background-size: 100% 1px;
-    background-position: bottom;
-  }
-
-  &.left {
-    background-size: 1px 100%;
-    background-position: right;
-  }
-
-  &.right {
-    background-size: 1px 100%;
-    background-position: left;
-  }
-}
+textview border { background-color: mix($bg_color, $base_color, 50%); }
 
 iconview { @extend .view; }