diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/snippet/browser/snippetSession.css b/src/vs/editor/contrib/snippet/browser/snippetSession.css
index 6f839f10d22..b6c7d72adda 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/snippet/browser/snippetSession.css
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/snippet/browser/snippetSession.css
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
  *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-.monaco-editor.vs		.new-snippet { background-color: rgba(10, 50, 150, 0.1); }
-.monaco-editor.vs-dark	.new-snippet { background-color: rgba(100, 105, 110, 0.1); }
-.monaco-editor.hc-black	.new-snippet { background-color: rgba(100, 105, 110, 0.1); }
-
 .monaco-editor.vs		.snippet-placeholder { background-color: rgba(10, 50, 100, 0.1); }
 .monaco-editor.vs-dark	.snippet-placeholder { background-color: rgba(124, 124, 124, 0.1); }
 .monaco-editor.hc-black	.snippet-placeholder { background-color: rgba(124, 124, 124, 0.1); }