diff --git a/modules/ve/ce/styles/ve.ce.Surface.css b/modules/ve/ce/styles/ve.ce.Surface.css
index b4c4c6494b..c456764183 100644
--- a/modules/ve/ce/styles/ve.ce.Surface.css
+++ b/modules/ve/ce/styles/ve.ce.Surface.css
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 .ve-ce-surface-textarea {
 	position: absolute;
 	z-index: -1;
-	filter: alpha(opacity=0);
 	opacity: 0;
 	color: white;
 	background-color: #fff;
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@
 	display: none;
 	height: 1px;
 	left: 0;
-	filter: alpha(opacity=0);
 	opacity: 0;
 	overflow: hidden;
 	position: fixed;
diff --git a/modules/ve/init/mw/styles/ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.css b/modules/ve/init/mw/styles/ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.css
index badffaa521..d27b57b2e2 100644
--- a/modules/ve/init/mw/styles/ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.css
+++ b/modules/ve/init/mw/styles/ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.css
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@
 	width: 1.5em;
 	height: 1.5em;
 	cursor: pointer;
-	filter: alpha(opacity=8);
 	opacity: 0.8;
 	/* @see ve.init.mw.Icons */
 	background-position: left top;
@@ -191,7 +190,6 @@
 	width: 1.5em;
 	height: 1.5em;
 	cursor: pointer;
-	filter: alpha(opacity=8);
 	opacity: 0.8;
 	/* @see ve.init.mw.Icons */
 	background-position: right top;
diff --git a/modules/ve/ui/styles/ve.ui.Tool.css b/modules/ve/ui/styles/ve.ui.Tool.css
index a8edbfda71..63013c8bc3 100644
--- a/modules/ve/ui/styles/ve.ui.Tool.css
+++ b/modules/ve/ui/styles/ve.ui.Tool.css
@@ -40,18 +40,17 @@
 	box-shadow: inset 0 0.07em 0.07em 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07);
 }
 
-.ve-ui-widget-disabled.ve-ui-buttonTool:active {
+.ve-ui-buttonTool.ve-ui-widget-disabled:active {
 	background-image: none;
 	box-shadow: none;
 }
 
-.ve-ui-widget-disabled.ve-ui-buttonTool {
-	filter: alpha(opacity=25);
-	opacity: 0.25;
+.ve-ui-buttonTool.ve-ui-widget-disabled:hover {
+	border-color: transparent;
 }
 
-.ve-ui-widget-disabled.ve-ui-buttonTool:hover {
-	border-color: transparent;
+.ve-ui-buttonTool.ve-ui-widget-disabled {
+	cursor: auto;
 }
 
 .ve-ui-buttonTool-icon {
@@ -60,18 +59,15 @@
 	width: 1.5em;
 	background-position: center center;
 	background-repeat: no-repeat;
-	filter: alpha(opacity=80);
 	opacity: 0.8;
 }
 
-.ve-ui-buttonTool:hover .ve-ui-buttonTool-icon {
-	filter: alpha(opacity=100);
+.ve-ui-buttonTool:not(.ve-ui-widget-disabled):hover .ve-ui-buttonTool-icon {
 	opacity: 1;
 }
 
 .ve-ui-widget-disabled .ve-ui-buttonTool-icon {
-	filter: alpha(opacity=80);
-	opacity: 0.8;
+	opacity: 0.2;
 }
 
 /* ve.ui.DropdownTool */
@@ -111,12 +107,10 @@
 	/* @see ve.ui.Icons */
 	background-position: 50% 50%;
 	background-repeat: no-repeat;
-	filter: alpha(opacity=80);
 	opacity: 0.8;
 }
 
 .ve-ui-dropdownTool:hover .ve-ui-dropdownTool-icon {
-	filter: alpha(opacity=100);
 	opacity: 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/ve/ui/styles/ve.ui.Toolbar.css b/modules/ve/ui/styles/ve.ui.Toolbar.css
index a1743c7616..9bc556ae0a 100644
--- a/modules/ve/ui/styles/ve.ui.Toolbar.css
+++ b/modules/ve/ui/styles/ve.ui.Toolbar.css
@@ -95,11 +95,9 @@
 	-ms-transition: opacity 500ms ease-in-out;
 	-o-transition: opacity 500ms ease-in-out;
 	transition: opacity 500ms ease-in-out;
-	filter: alpha(opacity=12);
 	opacity: 0.125;
 }
 
 .ve-ui-toolbar-floating .ve-ui-toolbar-shadow {
-	filter: alpha(opacity=50);
 	opacity: 0.5;
 }
diff --git a/modules/ve/ui/styles/ve.ui.Widget.css b/modules/ve/ui/styles/ve.ui.Widget.css
index 8e4444e991..aeb8b7d93f 100644
--- a/modules/ve/ui/styles/ve.ui.Widget.css
+++ b/modules/ve/ui/styles/ve.ui.Widget.css
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@
 
 .ve-ui-widget-disabled.ve-ui-buttonWidget,
 .ve-ui-widget-disabled.ve-ui-buttonWidget:active {
-	filter: alpha(opacity=25);
 	opacity: 0.5;
 	cursor: default;
 	box-shadow: none;