diff --git a/static/styles/night_mode.scss b/static/styles/night_mode.scss
index fbc65b6631..5c981ab0bb 100644
--- a/static/styles/night_mode.scss
+++ b/static/styles/night_mode.scss
@@ -432,14 +432,10 @@ on a dark background, and don't change the dark labels dark either. */
         background-color: hsl(212, 28%, 18%);
 
         &:hover {
-            background-color: hsl(208, 26%, 11%);
+            background-color: hsl(208, 26%, 11%, 0.6);
         }
     }
 
-    #recent_topics_table .unread_topic {
-        background-color: hsl(211, 28%, 16%);
-    }
-
     .btn-recent-selected,
     .recent_topics_table thead th {
         background-color: hsl(0, 0%, 0%) !important;
diff --git a/static/styles/recent_topics.scss b/static/styles/recent_topics.scss
index c76761e07f..fa1a00e262 100644
--- a/static/styles/recent_topics.scss
+++ b/static/styles/recent_topics.scss
@@ -227,17 +227,13 @@
         }
 
         tr {
-            background-color: hsl(100, 11%, 96%);
+            background-color: hsl(0, 0%, 100%);
 
             &:hover {
                 background-color: hsl(210, 100%, 97%);
             }
         }
 
-        .unread_topic {
-            background-color: hsl(0, 0%, 100%);
-        }
-
         .last_msg_time {
             float: left;
             margin-right: 5px;
diff --git a/static/templates/recent_topics_table.hbs b/static/templates/recent_topics_table.hbs
index 4e55ae9f91..e3d4102b08 100644
--- a/static/templates/recent_topics_table.hbs
+++ b/static/templates/recent_topics_table.hbs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     </div>
 </div>
 <div class="table_fix_head" data-simplebar>
-    <table class="table table-responsive table-hover">
+    <table class="table table-responsive">
         <thead>
             <tr>
                 <th data-sort="stream_sort">{{t 'Stream' }}</th>