diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
index dd3b02eb28..2982a03302 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
@@ -304,11 +304,6 @@ td.help {
 	background: #f2f2f2 url(../images/white-grad.png) repeat-x scroll left top;
 }
 
-#wpcontent select {
-	background: url(../images/white-grad.png) repeat-x scroll left top;
-	color: #555;
-}
-
 .button-secondary,
 .submit .button-secondary {
 	border-color: #CFE1EF;
diff --git a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
index 738bd87e7b..d755ee8ca1 100644
--- a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
+++ b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
@@ -390,13 +390,17 @@ a.button {
 
 #wpcontent select {
 	font: 11px/20px "Lucida Grande", Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;
-	padding: 0 0 0 4px;
+	padding: 2px;
 	border-width: 1px;
 	border-style: solid;
 	height: 2em;
 	vertical-align: top;
 }
 
+#wpcontent option {
+	padding: 2px;
+}
+
 .approve {
 	display: none;
 }