diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss
index 1cedf2d362f..0494a105195 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/dropdowns.scss
@@ -261,9 +261,10 @@
   }
 
   li {
+    display: block;
     text-align: left;
     list-style: none;
-    padding: 0 10px;
+    padding: 0 1px;
 
     a,
     button,
@@ -338,7 +339,6 @@
   }
 
   .dropdown-menu li {
-    padding: $gl-btn-padding;
     cursor: pointer;
 
     &.droplab-item-active button {
@@ -357,12 +357,6 @@
       }
     }
 
-    &:hover,
-    &:focus {
-      background-color: $dropdown-hover-color;
-      color: $white-light;
-    }
-
     &.droplab-item-selected i {
       visibility: visible;
     }
@@ -765,15 +759,6 @@
   #{$selector}.dropdown-menu-nav {
     margin-bottom: 24px;
 
-    li {
-      display: block;
-      padding: 0 1px;
-
-      &:hover {
-        background-color: transparent;
-      }
-    }
-
     &.dropdown-menu-selectable {
       li {
         a {