diff --git a/public/css/icinga/monitoring-colors.less b/public/css/icinga/monitoring-colors.less
index 2b2b70b27..7f1499f02 100644
--- a/public/css/icinga/monitoring-colors.less
+++ b/public/css/icinga/monitoring-colors.less
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ tr[href]:hover {
 }
 
 tr.state[href]:hover td.state {
-  color: white;
   background-color: #eee;
 }