diff --git a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
index cf3e09f5bc..7124524fcb 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
@@ -826,10 +826,6 @@ p.install-help {
 	height: auto;
 }
 
-select option {
-	padding: 2px;
-}
-
 .submit {
 	padding: 1.5em 0;
 	margin: 5px 0;
@@ -892,10 +888,6 @@ input[type="number"].small-text {
 	width: 200px;
 }
 
-#wpcontent option {
-	padding: 2px;
-}
-
 #timezone_string option {
 	margin-left: 1em;
 }