diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_base.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_base.scss
index 4cc2c086d..7d9c6399b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_base.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_base.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @import "_new_mixins";
 
 /* new link color */
-a { color : rgb(42,156,235) !important; }
+a { color : rgb(42,156,235)  }
 
 /* bootstrap extentions */
 .icon-red   { background-image: image_url("img/glyphicons-halflings-red.png");   }