diff --git a/securedrop_client/gui/widgets.py b/securedrop_client/gui/widgets.py
index 92ec8905f..6bdf64010 100644
--- a/securedrop_client/gui/widgets.py
+++ b/securedrop_client/gui/widgets.py
@@ -661,9 +661,6 @@ class SourceList(QListWidget):
     """
 
     CSS = '''
-    QListWidget {
-        show-decoration-selected: 0;
-    }
     QListWidget::item:selected {
         background: #efeef7;
     }