diff --git a/static/styles/app_components.css b/static/styles/app_components.css
index f3ede5c99e..05c1c1d9c0 100644
--- a/static/styles/app_components.css
+++ b/static/styles/app_components.css
@@ -762,7 +762,6 @@ div.overlay {
 
         &:hover,
         &:focus {
-            background-color: hsl(0, 0%, 100%);
             border: 1px solid hsl(0, 0%, 61%);
             color: hsl(0, 0%, 18%);
 
diff --git a/static/styles/dark_theme.css b/static/styles/dark_theme.css
index c7c3e14393..0120343fb2 100644
--- a/static/styles/dark_theme.css
+++ b/static/styles/dark_theme.css
@@ -1402,7 +1402,13 @@
     #settings_page,
     #stream_settings {
         .save-button-controls .discard-button {
-            color: inherit;
+            color: hsl(0, 0%, 80%);
+
+            &:hover {
+                .save-discard-widget-button-text {
+                    color: hsl(0, 0%, 100%);
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }