diff --git a/web/static/overrides.css b/web/static/overrides.css
index 11e2f1b..5ecc0bd 100644
--- a/web/static/overrides.css
+++ b/web/static/overrides.css
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ html {
 .news-post pre,
 .news-post code {
     font-family: monospace;
-    background-color: #eee !important;
-    padding: 0.5em !important;
 }
 
 .mail-thread blockquote {