diff --git a/public/css/icinga/main-content.less b/public/css/icinga/main-content.less
index 6e742161a..7f6914e3d 100644
--- a/public/css/icinga/main-content.less
+++ b/public/css/icinga/main-content.less
@@ -189,3 +189,7 @@ table.benchmark {
 .left {
   text-align: left !important;
 }
+
+.controls a {
+  color: inherit;
+}
diff --git a/public/css/icinga/monitoring-colors.less b/public/css/icinga/monitoring-colors.less
index 7beee80d0..113241968 100644
--- a/public/css/icinga/monitoring-colors.less
+++ b/public/css/icinga/monitoring-colors.less
@@ -816,10 +816,3 @@ div.timeline {
 }
 
 /* End of monitoring timeline styles */
-
-.controls {
-  font-size: 0.9em;
-}
-.controls a {
-  color: black;
-}