diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css b/src/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
index 72c1dc9e29..585eb2bc82 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.css
@@ -2738,8 +2738,7 @@ html.wp-toolbar {
 
 #welcome-panel.welcome-panel .welcome-panel-close::before,
 .tagchecklist span a:before,
-#bulk-titles div a:before,
-.wp-pointer-buttons a.close:before {
+#bulk-titles div a:before {
 	content: '\f153';
 	display: block !important;
 	font: normal 16px/1 'dashicons';
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/css/wp-pointer.css b/src/wp-includes/css/wp-pointer.css
index ce8459f020..5ef5994bbe 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/css/wp-pointer.css
+++ b/src/wp-includes/css/wp-pointer.css
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.wp-pointer-content {	
+.wp-pointer-content {
 	padding: 0 0 10px;
 	position: relative;
 	font-size: 13px;
@@ -57,7 +57,13 @@
 }
 
 .wp-pointer-buttons a.close:before {
-	font-size: 13px;
+	content: '\f153';
+	display: block !important;
+	font: normal 13px/1 'dashicons';
+	speak: none;
+	margin: 2px 0;
+	text-align: center;
+	-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased !important;
 	width: 10px;
 	height: 100%;
 	position: absolute;
@@ -65,10 +71,6 @@
 	top: 1px;
 }
 
-.wp-pointer-buttons a.close:hover:before {
-	background-position:100% 50%;
-}
-
 /* The arrow base class must take up no space, even with transparent borders. */
 .wp-pointer-arrow,
 .wp-pointer-arrow-inner {
@@ -153,4 +155,4 @@
 	.wp-pointer {
 		display: none;
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}