diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/common.css b/src/wp-admin/css/common.css
index a47766dc07..0cad481685 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/common.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/common.css
@@ -712,9 +712,6 @@ td.help {
 .postbox .hndle,
 .stuffbox .hndle,
 .control-section .accordion-section-title,
-h3.dashboard-widget-title,
-h3.dashboard-widget-title span,
-h3.dashboard-widget-title small,
 .sidebar-name,
 #nav-menu-header,
 #nav-menu-footer,
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css b/src/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
index 61890d67a8..2f9acdc2ac 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
@@ -74,20 +74,6 @@
 	min-height: 100px;
 }
 
-h3.dashboard-widget-title,
-h3.dashboard-widget-title span,
-h3.dashboard-widget-title small {
-	color: #333;
-}
-
-h3.dashboard-widget-title small a {
-	color: #d7d7d7;
-}
-
-h3.dashboard-widget-title small a:hover {
-	color: #fff;
-}
-
 /* @todo: this was originally in this section, but likely belongs elsewhere */
 #the-comment-list td.comment p.comment-author {
 	margin-top: 0;
@@ -301,15 +287,6 @@ body #dashboard-widgets .postbox form .submit {
 	margin-top: 0;
 }
 
-/* @todo: are these actually used anywhere? no non-CSS results in plugin search */
-div.dashboard-widget-error {
-	background-color: #c43;
-}
-
-div.dashboard-widget-notice {
-	background-color: #cfe1ef;
-}
-
 .rssSummary {
 	color: #777;
 	margin-top: 4px;