diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/modal.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/modal.scss
index 4d124dce19e..b56637e2d21 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/modal.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/modal.scss
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
   *border: 1px solid #999;
   /* IE6-7 */
 
-  @include border-radius-all (6px);
   box-shadow: 0 3px 7px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
   background-clip: padding-box;
 }
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@
   *border: 1px solid #999;
   /* IE6-7 */
 
-  @include border-radius-all (6px);
   box-shadow: 0 3px 7px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
   background-clip: padding-box;
 }
@@ -110,8 +108,6 @@
   margin: 0 15px;
   padding: 14px 0 15px;
   border-top: 1px solid #ddd;
-  @include border-radius-all(0 0 6px 6px);
-  @include box-shadow (inset 0 1px 0 #ffffff);
   *zoom: 1;
 }
 .modal-footer:before,
@@ -134,8 +130,7 @@
   margin-left: -1px;
 }
 .modal-header {
-  border-bottom: 1px solid #9baab2;
-  @include box-shadow((0 1px 3px rgba($black, 0.12), inset 0 -4px 4px -4px rgba($black, 0.3)));
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
   h3 {
     color: $nav-pills-background-color-active;
     font-size: 20px;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/share_link.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/share_link.scss
index 3ffdc039a30..f26a066e591 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/share_link.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/share_link.scss
@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@
   position: absolute;
   left: 20px;
   z-index: 990;
-  @include border-radius-all(3px);
-  @include box-shadow(1px 1px 5px $darkish_gray);
-  background-color: $light_gray;
-  padding: 3px 7px 6px 7px;
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 5px rgba(70, 70, 70, .4);
+  background-color: #fff;
+  padding: 6px 10px 10px 10px;
   width: 300px;
   display: none;
   &.visible {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
index 374f2db5691..34a5b0b4349 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-post.scss
@@ -772,12 +772,8 @@ button.show-replies {
   margin: 1px 0 0;
   list-style: none;
   background-color: #ffffff;
-  border: 1px solid #ccc;
-  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
-  *border-right-width: 2px;
-  *border-bottom-width: 2px;
-  border-radius: 5px;
-  box-shadow: 0 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+  border: 1px solid #ddd;
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 5px rgba(70, 70, 70, .4);
   background-clip: padding-box;
   span {font-size: 12px;}
 .title {font-weight: bold; display: block; font-size: 14px;}
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic.scss
index bbec999656b..83d1f248e60 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic.scss
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@
   margin-left: 10px;
 }
 
-.docked #topic-progress {
-    box-shadow: 0 0 3px #aaa;
-}
+
 
 #topic-progress-wrapper {
   position: fixed;
@@ -81,7 +79,6 @@ a:hover.reply-new {
 }
 
 #topic-progress {
-  box-shadow: 0 0 3px #000;
   position: relative;
   left: 302px;
   &.hidden {