diff --git a/course/format/topics/styles.css b/course/format/topics/styles.css
index 2aaaadf1e77..06e18da5fa0 100644
--- a/course/format/topics/styles.css
+++ b/course/format/topics/styles.css
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 .course-content ul.topics {
     margin: 0;
-}
-
-.course-content ul.topics li.section {
     list-style: none;
-    margin: 0 0 5px 0;
-    padding: 0;
 }
 
 .course-content ul.topics li.section .content {
diff --git a/course/format/weeks/styles.css b/course/format/weeks/styles.css
index eb85763c92f..e7f309d9683 100644
--- a/course/format/weeks/styles.css
+++ b/course/format/weeks/styles.css
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 .course-content ul.weeks {
     margin: 0;
-}
-
-.course-content ul.weeks li.section {
     list-style: none;
-    margin: 0 0 5px 0;
-    padding: 0;
 }
 
 .course-content ul.weeks li.section .content {
diff --git a/theme/boost/scss/moodle/course.scss b/theme/boost/scss/moodle/course.scss
index 04c13e6cf74..3e7e55b123e 100644
--- a/theme/boost/scss/moodle/course.scss
+++ b/theme/boost/scss/moodle/course.scss
@@ -210,7 +210,16 @@
 }
 
 .course-content .current {
-    @extend .tag-info;
+    position: relative;
+}
+
+.course-content .current::before {
+    content: "";
+    border-left: $brand-primary 2px solid;
+    position: absolute;
+    left: -15px;
+    top: 0;
+    bottom: 0;
 }
 
 .course-content .section-summary {