diff --git a/editor/svg-editor.css b/editor/svg-editor.css
index 0e1d4d15..8708e924 100644
--- a/editor/svg-editor.css
+++ b/editor/svg-editor.css
@@ -189,11 +189,11 @@ select {
 	display: inline-block;
 	position:absolute;
 	top: 1px;
-	bottom: 0px;
-	right: 0px;
-	width: 0px;
+	bottom: 0;
+	right: 0;
+	width: 0;
 	overflow: auto;
-	margin: 0px;
+	margin: 0;
 	-moz-user-select: none;
 	-webkit-user-select: none;
 }
@@ -314,6 +314,11 @@ select {
 	cursor: pointer;
 }
 
+#layerlist td.layername:hover {
+	color: blue;
+	font-style: italic;
+}
+
 #layerlist tr.layersel td.layername {
 	font-weight: bold;
 }
diff --git a/editor/svg-editor.js b/editor/svg-editor.js
index 7e8faa86..6b001f0a 100644
--- a/editor/svg-editor.js
+++ b/editor/svg-editor.js
@@ -3728,11 +3728,9 @@
 						evt.preventDefault();
 					})
 					.mouseover(function(evt){
-						$(this).css({'font-style': 'italic', 'color': 'blue'});
 						toggleHighlightLayer(this.textContent);
 					})
 					.mouseout(function(evt){
-						$(this).css({'font-style': 'normal', 'color': 'black'});
 						toggleHighlightLayer();
 					});
 				$('#layerlist td.layervis').click(function(evt){