diff --git a/src/components/app/normalize.scss b/src/components/app/normalize.scss
index 37a20fbd6b..7d65a6dfaa 100644
--- a/src/components/app/normalize.scss
+++ b/src/components/app/normalize.scss
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@ a {
   background-color: transparent;
 }
 
-// Improve readability when focused and also mouse hovered in all browsers.
-a:active,
-a:hover {
-  outline: 0;
-}
-
 
 // Text-level semantics
 // ==========================================================================
diff --git a/src/components/button/button.scss b/src/components/button/button.scss
index 6dae05e4a4..f709f75ffe 100644
--- a/src/components/button/button.scss
+++ b/src/components/button/button.scss
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ $button-small-icon-size:          2.1rem !default;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   overflow: hidden;
 
-  outline: none;
   cursor: pointer;
   @include user-select(none);
 
diff --git a/src/components/item/item.scss b/src/components/item/item.scss
index 3b0389d34b..8ed3a4edaa 100644
--- a/src/components/item/item.scss
+++ b/src/components/item/item.scss
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ $item-padding:            15px !default;
   margin: 0;
   padding: 0;
   border: 0;
-  outline: none;
   text-align: initial;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/search-bar/search-bar.scss b/src/components/search-bar/search-bar.scss
index e041978ddd..1b43aa14b4 100644
--- a/src/components/search-bar/search-bar.scss
+++ b/src/components/search-bar/search-bar.scss
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ $search-bar-min-height:         44px !default;
   border: none;
   font-family: inherit;
   @include appearance(none);
-  outline: 0;
 }
 
 .search-bar-cancel {
diff --git a/src/components/tabs/tabs.scss b/src/components/tabs/tabs.scss
index c4b9369eef..c5d87967db 100644
--- a/src/components/tabs/tabs.scss
+++ b/src/components/tabs/tabs.scss
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ $tab-bar-item-max-width:           160px !default;
   text-align: center;
   cursor: pointer;
   @include user-select(none);
-  outline: 0;
 
   border: 0;
   background: none;