diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/edit.css b/src/wp-admin/css/edit.css
index 1a38e436df..e4aa70f93b 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/edit.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/edit.css
@@ -634,19 +634,6 @@ span.wp-media-buttons-icon:before {
 	max-width: 100%;
 }
 
-#poststuff .inside label.spam,
-#poststuff .inside label.deleted {
-	color: red;
-}
-
-#poststuff .inside label.waiting {
-	color: orange;
-}
-
-#poststuff .inside label.approved {
-	color: green;
-}
-
 .ie8 #poststuff .inside #parent_id,
 .ie8 #poststuff .inside #page_template {
 	width: 250px;
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/edit-form-comment.php b/src/wp-admin/edit-form-comment.php
index d4c7ab105b..566b37944f 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/edit-form-comment.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/edit-form-comment.php
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ if ( 'approved' === wp_get_comment_status( $comment ) && $comment->comment_post_
 
 <fieldset class="misc-pub-section misc-pub-comment-status" id="comment-status-radio">
 <legend class="screen-reader-text"><?php _e( 'Comment status' ); ?></legend>
-<label class="approved"><input type="radio"<?php checked( $comment->comment_approved, '1' ); ?> name="comment_status" value="1" /><?php _ex( 'Approved', 'comment status' ); ?></label><br />
-<label class="waiting"><input type="radio"<?php checked( $comment->comment_approved, '0' ); ?> name="comment_status" value="0" /><?php _ex( 'Pending', 'comment status' ); ?></label><br />
-<label class="spam"><input type="radio"<?php checked( $comment->comment_approved, 'spam' ); ?> name="comment_status" value="spam" /><?php _ex( 'Spam', 'comment status' ); ?></label>
+<label><input type="radio"<?php checked( $comment->comment_approved, '1' ); ?> name="comment_status" value="1" /><?php _ex( 'Approved', 'comment status' ); ?></label><br />
+<label><input type="radio"<?php checked( $comment->comment_approved, '0' ); ?> name="comment_status" value="0" /><?php _ex( 'Pending', 'comment status' ); ?></label><br />
+<label><input type="radio"<?php checked( $comment->comment_approved, 'spam' ); ?> name="comment_status" value="spam" /><?php _ex( 'Spam', 'comment status' ); ?></label>
 </fieldset>
 
 <div class="misc-pub-section curtime misc-pub-curtime">