diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
index 3008995f1d..efb88be3d1 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
@@ -27,15 +27,6 @@ $asset_suffix: if($variant=='dark', '-dark', '');
 
   -GtkTreeView-horizontal-separator: 4;
 
-  -GtkMenu-horizontal-padding: 0;
-  -GtkMenu-vertical-padding: 0;
-
-  -GtkWidget-link-color: $link_color;
-  -GtkWidget-visited-link-color: $link_visited_color;
-
-  -GtkWidget-focus-padding: 2;    // FIXME: do we still need these?
-  -GtkWidget-focus-line-width: 1; //
-
   -GtkWidget-text-handle-width: 20;
   -GtkWidget-text-handle-height: 24;
 
@@ -1574,8 +1565,6 @@ notebook {
   -GtkNotebook-tab-curvature: 0;
   -GtkNotebook-tab-overlap: -8;
   -GtkNotebook-has-tab-gap: false;
-  -GtkWidget-focus-padding: 0;
-  -GtkWidget-focus-line-width: 0;
 
   // Through me you go to the grief wracked city;
   // Through me you go to everlasting pain;
diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
index 65489ddf6a..c9ede196b3 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@
   -GtkExpander-expander-size: 16;
   -GtkTreeView-expander-size: 11;
   -GtkTreeView-horizontal-separator: 4;
-  -GtkMenu-horizontal-padding: 0;
-  -GtkMenu-vertical-padding: 0;
-  -GtkWidget-link-color: #4a90d9;
-  -GtkWidget-visited-link-color: #2a76c6;
-  -GtkWidget-focus-padding: 2;
-  -GtkWidget-focus-line-width: 1;
   -GtkWidget-text-handle-width: 20;
   -GtkWidget-text-handle-height: 24;
   -GtkDialog-button-spacing: 4;
@@ -2125,8 +2119,6 @@ notebook {
   -GtkNotebook-tab-curvature: 0;
   -GtkNotebook-tab-overlap: -8;
   -GtkNotebook-has-tab-gap: false;
-  -GtkWidget-focus-padding: 0;
-  -GtkWidget-focus-line-width: 0;
   padding: 0;
   background-color: #292929;
   transition: all 200ms cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94); }
diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
index f3c1bb73f5..f6b6872be9 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@
   -GtkExpander-expander-size: 16;
   -GtkTreeView-expander-size: 11;
   -GtkTreeView-horizontal-separator: 4;
-  -GtkMenu-horizontal-padding: 0;
-  -GtkMenu-vertical-padding: 0;
-  -GtkWidget-link-color: #2a76c6;
-  -GtkWidget-visited-link-color: #215d9c;
-  -GtkWidget-focus-padding: 2;
-  -GtkWidget-focus-line-width: 1;
   -GtkWidget-text-handle-width: 20;
   -GtkWidget-text-handle-height: 24;
   -GtkDialog-button-spacing: 4;
@@ -2131,8 +2125,6 @@ notebook {
   -GtkNotebook-tab-curvature: 0;
   -GtkNotebook-tab-overlap: -8;
   -GtkNotebook-has-tab-gap: false;
-  -GtkWidget-focus-padding: 0;
-  -GtkWidget-focus-line-width: 0;
   padding: 0;
   background-color: #ffffff;
   transition: all 200ms cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94); }