diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/generic/typography.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/generic/typography.scss
index 4490566d4e8..419a63d4d3a 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/generic/typography.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/generic/typography.scss
@@ -90,9 +90,6 @@ a:focus {
 
   font-size: 14px;
   line-height: 1.6;
-  .white .highlight pre {
-    background: #f5f5f5;
-  }
   ul {
     padding: 0;
     margin: 0 0 9px 25px !important;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/highlight/dark.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/highlight/dark.scss
index d370175fb8d..ca51da3fdd4 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/highlight/dark.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/highlight/dark.scss
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
     border-left: 1px solid #444;
   }
 
+  .no-highlight {
+    color: #DDD;
+  }
+
   .line-numbers a {
     color: #666;
   }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/highlight/monokai.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/highlight/monokai.scss
index 1557f82f826..36bc5df2f44 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/highlight/monokai.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/highlight/monokai.scss
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
     background: #558;
   }
 
+  .no-highlight {
+    color: #DDD;
+  }
+
   .line-numbers a {
     color: #666;
   }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/highlight/solarized_dark.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/highlight/solarized_dark.scss
index 6fd32d2a286..b9bec225188 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/highlight/solarized_dark.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/highlight/solarized_dark.scss
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
     background: #000;
   }
 
+  .no-highlight {
+    color: #DDD;
+  }
+
   pre {
     background-color: #002B36;
     color: #eee;