diff --git a/static/styles/left_sidebar.css b/static/styles/left_sidebar.css
index 87b2efba71..60304e2a9d 100644
--- a/static/styles/left_sidebar.css
+++ b/static/styles/left_sidebar.css
@@ -304,16 +304,6 @@ li.top_left_recent_topics {
     font-size: 13px;
 }
 
-/* Starred messaged counts aren't really unread
-   counts, so we style them differently.
-*/
-.top_left_starred_messages .count {
-    background-color: transparent;
-    color: inherit;
-    padding: 2px 1px 0 3px;
-    border-color: hsl(105, 2%, 50%);
-}
-
 .topic-box {
     padding-left: 5px;
     margin-right: 30px;