diff --git a/extension.json b/extension.json
index b2a0d166f..ad022e1d8 100644
--- a/extension.json
+++ b/extension.json
@@ -347,9 +347,6 @@
 				"nojs/mw.echo.badge.less"
 			],
 			"skinStyles": {
-				"+timeless": [
-					"nojs/mw.echo.badge.timeless.less"
-				],
 				"minerva": [
 					"nojs/mw.echo.badge.minerva.less"
 				],
diff --git a/includes/EchoHooks.php b/includes/EchoHooks.php
index 52f66f3c0..81c3da91f 100644
--- a/includes/EchoHooks.php
+++ b/includes/EchoHooks.php
@@ -1103,7 +1103,6 @@ class EchoHooks implements RecentChange_saveHook {
 			'text' => $alertText,
 			'active' => ( $url == $title->getLocalURL() ),
 			'class' => $alertLinkClasses,
-			'text-wrapper' => 'span',
 			'data' => [
 				'counter-num' => $alertCount,
 				'counter-text' => $alertFormattedCount,
@@ -1119,7 +1118,6 @@ class EchoHooks implements RecentChange_saveHook {
 			'text' => $msgText,
 			'active' => ( $url == $title->getLocalURL() ),
 			'class' => $msgLinkClasses,
-			'text-wrapper' => 'span',
 			'data' => [
 				'counter-num' => $msgCount,
 				'counter-text' => $msgFormattedCount,
diff --git a/modules/nojs/mw.echo.badge.less b/modules/nojs/mw.echo.badge.less
index a384fcac9..87a8b5070 100644
--- a/modules/nojs/mw.echo.badge.less
+++ b/modules/nojs/mw.echo.badge.less
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
 		width: 20px;
 		height: 20px;
 		margin: 0 2px;
-		background-repeat: no-repeat;
-		background-position: center center;
+		// Hide the text, but keep accessible for screen-readers
+		// Later we put the counter back onscreen with a zero text-indent
 		top: -5px;
+		text-indent: -9999px;
 		border-radius: @border-radius-base;
 		cursor: pointer;
 		text-decoration: none;
@@ -75,12 +76,6 @@
 				visibility: hidden;
 			}
 		}
-
-		span {
-			overflow: hidden;
-			width: 100%;
-			display: inline-block;
-		}
 	}
 
 	&.oo-ui-flaggedElement-unseen,
@@ -94,11 +89,4 @@
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-/* vector */
-.skin-vector-legacy .mw-echo-notifications-badge {
-	// Hide the text, but keep accessible for screen-readers
-	// Later we put the counter back onscreen with a zero text-indent
-	text-indent: -9999px;
-}
 /* stylelint-enable no-descending-specificity */
diff --git a/modules/nojs/mw.echo.badge.monobook.less b/modules/nojs/mw.echo.badge.monobook.less
index 1d5983863..93eec98e1 100644
--- a/modules/nojs/mw.echo.badge.monobook.less
+++ b/modules/nojs/mw.echo.badge.monobook.less
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 	background-size: 16px 16px;
 	background-repeat: no-repeat;
 	top: -1px;
-	text-indent: -9999px;
 
 	&:after {
 		top: 6px;
diff --git a/modules/nojs/mw.echo.badge.timeless.less b/modules/nojs/mw.echo.badge.timeless.less
deleted file mode 100644
index 2fd01c549..000000000
--- a/modules/nojs/mw.echo.badge.timeless.less
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-.mw-echo-notifications-badge {
-	text-indent: -9999px;
-}