diff --git a/resources/skins.minerva.base.styles/footer.less b/resources/skins.minerva.base.styles/footer.less
index 783999c..092804c 100644
--- a/resources/skins.minerva.base.styles/footer.less
+++ b/resources/skins.minerva.base.styles/footer.less
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ footer {
 		color: @lastModifiedBarTextColor;
 		line-height: 1.5em;
 		transition: background-color 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
-
-		&.active {
-			background-color: @lastModifiedBarActiveBackgroundColor;
-			color: #fff;
-		}
 	}
 
 	.last-modifier-tagline {
diff --git a/resources/skins.minerva.scripts/styles.less b/resources/skins.minerva.scripts/styles.less
index 4056469..3efdb99 100644
--- a/resources/skins.minerva.scripts/styles.less
+++ b/resources/skins.minerva.scripts/styles.less
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@
 
 .last-modified-bar {
 	&.active {
-
-		#mw-mf-last-modified {
-			background-color: @lastModifiedBarActiveBackgroundColor;
-		}
+		background-color: @lastModifiedBarActiveBackgroundColor;
 
 		color: #fff;
 		a {