diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/direct_timeline/components/conversation.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/direct_timeline/components/conversation.jsx
index 6588c8b763a..0d154db1e16 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/direct_timeline/components/conversation.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/direct_timeline/components/conversation.jsx
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export const Conversation = ({ conversation, scrollKey, onMoveUp, onMoveDown })
 
   return (
     <HotKeys handlers={handlers}>
-      <div className={classNames('conversation focusable muted', { 'conversation--unread': unread })} tabIndex={0}>
+      <div className={classNames('conversation focusable muted', { unread })} tabIndex={0}>
         <div className='conversation__avatar' onClick={handleClick} role='presentation'>
           <AvatarComposite accounts={accounts} size={48} />
         </div>
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
index c1e5075702d..d892c008bc2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
@@ -8522,22 +8522,6 @@ noscript {
       word-break: break-word;
     }
   }
-
-  &--unread {
-    background: lighten($ui-base-color, 2%);
-
-    &:focus {
-      background: lighten($ui-base-color, 4%);
-    }
-
-    .conversation__content__info {
-      font-weight: 700;
-    }
-
-    .conversation__content__relative-time {
-      color: $primary-text-color;
-    }
-  }
 }
 
 .announcements {
@@ -8732,7 +8716,8 @@ noscript {
 }
 
 .notification,
-.status__wrapper {
+.status__wrapper,
+.conversation {
   position: relative;
 
   &.unread {