diff --git a/admin/tool/policy/styles.css b/admin/tool/policy/styles.css
index 52bf7958db1..da4ef21f959 100644
--- a/admin/tool/policy/styles.css
+++ b/admin/tool/policy/styles.css
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     font-weight: 100;
     line-height: 1;
     color: #a2a2a2;
-    filter: alpha(opacity=20);
+    opacity: 0.2;
     position: absolute;
     font-family: helvetica, arial, verdana, sans-serif;
     top: 0;
diff --git a/question/type/ddmarker/styles.css b/question/type/ddmarker/styles.css
index 65bcb07e351..e51e60beb36 100644
--- a/question/type/ddmarker/styles.css
+++ b/question/type/ddmarker/styles.css
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ form.mform fieldset#id_previewareaheader div.markertexts span.markertext {
     border: 2px solid khaki;
     padding: 5px;
     border-radius: 10px;
-    filter: alpha(opacity=60);
     opacity: 0.6;
     margin: 5px;
     display: inline-block;