diff --git a/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css b/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css
index ba373ba..a07730d 100644
--- a/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css
+++ b/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ GtkComboBox .menu {
     border-width: 1px;
     border-style: solid;
     border-color: transparent;
-    background-color: @menubar_bg_color;
+    background-color: transparent;
     background-image: none;
     color: @menubar_fg_color;
 }
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ GtkTreeMenu .menuitem * {
     border-style: solid;
     border-color: transparent;
     border-radius: 0;
-    background-color: @menu_bg_color;
+    background-color: transparent;
     background-image: none;
     color: @menu_fg_color;