diff --git a/gtk/gtkaboutdialog.c b/gtk/gtkaboutdialog.c
index 62bc3ff66d..579e6d55f9 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkaboutdialog.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkaboutdialog.c
@@ -1863,15 +1863,6 @@ credits_visibility_notify_event (GtkWidget          *text_view,
   return FALSE;
 }
 
-static void
-text_view_style_set (GtkWidget *widget, 
-		     GtkStyle  *prev_style, 
-		     GtkWidget *text_view)
-{
-  gtk_widget_modify_base (text_view, GTK_STATE_NORMAL,
-			  &widget->style->bg[GTK_STATE_NORMAL]);
-}
-
 static void
 add_credits_page (GtkAboutDialog *about, 
 		  GtkWidget      *notebook,
@@ -1915,8 +1906,6 @@ add_credits_page (GtkAboutDialog *about,
     visited_link_color = default_visited_link_color;
 
   view = gtk_text_view_new ();
-  g_signal_connect_object (about, "style-set",
-			   G_CALLBACK (text_view_style_set), view, 0);
   
   buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer (GTK_TEXT_VIEW (view));
   gtk_text_view_set_cursor_visible (GTK_TEXT_VIEW (view), FALSE);