diff --git a/resources/mode/mediawiki/mediawiki.css b/resources/mode/mediawiki/mediawiki.css
index b31aea95..abf6f73b 100644
--- a/resources/mode/mediawiki/mediawiki.css
+++ b/resources/mode/mediawiki/mediawiki.css
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 .cm-mw-matching { background-color: #ffd700; }
 
 .cm-mw-skipformatting { background-color: #adf; }
-.cm-mw-list { color: #08f; font-weight: bold; background-color: #eee; }
+.cm-mw-list { color: #08f; font-weight: bold; }
 .cm-mw-signature, .cm-mw-hr { color: #08f; font-weight: bold; background-color: #eee; }
 .cm-mw-indenting { color: #08f; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ddd; }
 .cm-mw-mnemonic { color: #090; }