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diff --git a/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_panel.scss b/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_panel.scss
index fee2f98..dfa4e70 100644
--- a/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_panel.scss
+++ b/gnome-shell-sass/widgets/_panel.scss
@@ -46,31 +46,6 @@ $panel_transition_duration: 250ms; // same as the overview transition duration
     &#panelActivities {
       -natural-hpadding: $base_padding * 2.5;
 
-      .panel-button {
-        > * {
-          background-image: url("common-assets/activities.svg");
-          background-size: contain;
-          width: 24px;
-          height: 24px;
-          background-color: transparent !important;
-          background-gradient-direction: none !important;
-          border: 0 solid transparent !important;
-          text-shadow: 0 0 transparent !important;
-          transition-duration: 0ms !important;
-          box-shadow: none !important;
-          color: transparent;
-        }
-
-        &:active, &:overview, &:focus, &:checked {
-          background-color: transparent;
-          box-shadow: none;
-          border-bottom-width: 1px;
-          border-color: transparent;
-
-          > * { background-image: url("common-assets/activities-active.svg"); }
-        }
-      }
-
       & StBoxLayout {
         spacing: 5px;
       }
@@ -124,7 +99,7 @@ $panel_transition_duration: 250ms; // same as the overview transition duration
     box-shadow: none;
 
     .panel-button {
-      @include panel_button($panel_system_fg_color, $fg:$panel_system_fg_color);
+      @include panel_button($panel_system_fg_color, $fg:$panel_system_fg_color, $border_radius: 3px);
 
       &#panelActivities .workspace-dot {
         background-color: $panel_system_fg_color;