diff --git a/edit/codemirror-default.css b/edit/codemirror-default.css
index 83085a6d..61dd10f2 100644
--- a/edit/codemirror-default.css
+++ b/edit/codemirror-default.css
@@ -37,14 +37,6 @@
 .cm-uso-variable {
   font-weight: bold;
 }
-.cm-searching.cm-matchhighlight {
-  /* tokens found by manual search should not animate by cm-matchhighlight */
-  animation-name: search-and-match-highlighter !important;
-}
-@keyframes search-and-match-highlighter {
-  from { background-color: rgba(255, 255, 0, .4); } /* search color */
-  to   { background-color: rgba(100, 255, 100, .4); } /* sarch + highlight */
-}
 
 .CodeMirror-activeline .applies-to:before {
   background-color: hsla(214, 100%, 90%, 0.15);