diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/gl_bootstrap.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/gl_bootstrap.scss
index 18a6be409d3..e8e58511f3b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/gl_bootstrap.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/gl_bootstrap.scss
@@ -131,10 +131,6 @@
       }
     }
   }
-
-  &.nav-small-tabs > li > a {
-    padding: 6px 9px;
-  }
 }
 
 .nav-tabs > li > a,
@@ -142,15 +138,6 @@
   color: #666;
 }
 
-.nav-compact > li > a {
-  padding: 6px 12px;
-}
-
-.nav-small > li > a {
-  padding: 3px 5px;
-  font-size: 12px;
-}
-
 /**
  * fix to keep tooltips position in top navigation bar
  *
@@ -165,10 +152,7 @@
  *
  */
 .panel {
-  @include border-radius(0px);
-
   .panel-heading {
-    @include border-radius(0px);
     font-size: 14px;
     line-height: 18px;
 
@@ -206,41 +190,3 @@
     }
   }
 }
-
-.panel-default {
-  .panel-heading {
-    background-color: #EEE;
-  }
-}
-
-.panel-danger {
-  @include panel-colored;
-  .panel-heading {
-    color: $gl-danger;
-    border-color: $gl-danger;
-  }
-}
-
-.panel-success {
-  @include panel-colored;
-  .panel-heading {
-    color: $gl-success;
-    border-color: $gl-success;
-  }
-}
-
-.panel-primary {
-  @include panel-colored;
-  .panel-heading {
-    color: $gl-primary;
-    border-color: $gl-primary;
-  }
-}
-
-.panel-warning {
-  @include panel-colored;
-  .panel-heading {
-    color: $gl-warning;
-    border-color: $gl-warning;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/gl_variables.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/gl_variables.scss
index d40ab1b9162..4f54551a22c 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/gl_variables.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/gl_variables.scss
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ $font-size-base:          $gl-font-size;
 //## Define alert colors, border radius, and padding.
 
 // $alert-padding:               15px
-// $alert-border-radius:         $border-radius-base
+$alert-border-radius:            0;
 // $alert-link-font-weight:      bold
 
 // $alert-success-bg:            $state-success-bg
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ $font-size-base:          $gl-font-size;
 // $panel-body-padding:          15px
 // $panel-heading-padding:       10px 15px
 // $panel-footer-padding:        $panel-heading-padding
-// $panel-border-radius:         $border-radius-base
+$panel-border-radius:            0;
 
 //** Border color for elements within panels
 // $panel-inner-border:          #ddd
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/main/mixins.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/main/mixins.scss
index 80cb0c15650..ccba65e3fd5 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/main/mixins.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/main/mixins.scss
@@ -129,14 +129,3 @@
   white-space: nowrap;
   max-width: $max_width;
 }
-
-@mixin panel-colored {
-  border: 1px solid #EEE;
-  background: $box_bg;
-  @include box-shadow(0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.09));
-
-  .panel-heading {
-    font-weight: bold;
-    background-color: $box_bg;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/dashboard.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/dashboard.scss
index c8e3c7d4a2a..96f84b7122b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/dashboard.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/sections/dashboard.scss
@@ -31,11 +31,8 @@
   li {
     &.active {
       a {
-        background-color: #EEE;
-        border-bottom: 1px solid #EEE !important;
-        &:hover {
-          background: #eee;
-        }
+        background-color: whitesmoke !important;
+        border-bottom: 1px solid whitesmoke !important;
       }
     }