diff --git a/resources/skins.minerva.base.styles/LastModifiedBar.less b/resources/skins.minerva.base.styles/LastModifiedBar.less
index 176e23a25..a91549f01 100644
--- a/resources/skins.minerva.base.styles/LastModifiedBar.less
+++ b/resources/skins.minerva.base.styles/LastModifiedBar.less
@@ -2,26 +2,17 @@
 @import '../../minerva.less/minerva.mixins.less';
 @import 'mediawiki.mixins.less';
 
-.last-modified-bar {
+a.last-modified-bar {
 	display: block;
 	border-bottom: @border-subtle;
 	background-color: @background-color-interactive;
-	color: @color-subtle;
+	color: @color-subtle !important;
 	padding-top: @icon-padding-medium;
 	padding-bottom: @icon-padding-medium;
 	font-size: @font-size-minerva-small;
 	transition-property: background-color, color;
 	transition-duration: @transition-duration-medium;
 
-	// .last-modified-bar is itself a link.
-	&:visited,
-	a,
-	a:visited,
-	.last-modified-text-accent {
-		// Note: This can be progressively enhanced in skins.minerva.scripts to provide 'recently edited' state.
-		color: @color-subtle;
-	}
-
 	.minerva-icon {
 		background-color: @color-subtle;
 	}
diff --git a/resources/skins.minerva.base.styles/content/tablet/common.less b/resources/skins.minerva.base.styles/content/tablet/common.less
index 1d212518c..893bf06ee 100644
--- a/resources/skins.minerva.base.styles/content/tablet/common.less
+++ b/resources/skins.minerva.base.styles/content/tablet/common.less
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ A file for css that optimises the Minerva skin on larger devices.
 		}
 	}
 
-	.last-modified-bar {
+	a.last-modified-bar {
 		background-color: transparent;
 		padding-left: 0;
 		padding-right: 0;
diff --git a/resources/skins.minerva.scripts/styles.less b/resources/skins.minerva.scripts/styles.less
index 9d1cdcadd..45988de1c 100644
--- a/resources/skins.minerva.scripts/styles.less
+++ b/resources/skins.minerva.scripts/styles.less
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
 }
 
 // Last modified bar styles
-.last-modified-bar.active {
+a.last-modified-bar.active {
 	background-color: @background-color-progressive;
-	color: @color-inverted-fixed;
+	color: @color-inverted-fixed !important;
 
 	.last-modified-text-accent,
 	a {