diff --git a/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css b/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css
index 8185bb6..9584871 100644
--- a/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css
+++ b/gtk-3.0/gtk-widgets.css
@@ -863,10 +863,6 @@ GtkTreeMenu .menuitem {
     border-width: 0;
 }
 
-GtkTreeMenu .menuitem * {
-    color: @menu_fg_color;
-}
-
 .menuitem,
 .menu .menuitem {
     padding: 3px;