diff --git a/dist/css/ionic.css b/dist/css/ionic.css
index e0b0238d96..f5dfa4c0c8 100644
--- a/dist/css/ionic.css
+++ b/dist/css/ionic.css
@@ -2198,8 +2198,7 @@ textarea {
   overflow: hidden;
   padding: 4px 8px 3px;
   border: none;
-  background-color: white;
-  box-shadow: inset 0 0 1px #dddddd; }
+  background-color: white; }
 
 .item-stacked-label input {
   height: 46px; }
diff --git a/dist/css/themes/ionic-ios7.css b/dist/css/themes/ionic-ios7.css
index 53b57eba7c..0ec534a5d6 100644
--- a/dist/css/themes/ionic-ios7.css
+++ b/dist/css/themes/ionic-ios7.css
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-@charset "UTF-8";
 /** 
  * Nav controllers and header bar animations
  */
diff --git a/scss/_form.scss b/scss/_form.scss
index 63ba942e91..f5cdb43f15 100644
--- a/scss/_form.scss
+++ b/scss/_form.scss
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ textarea {
   padding: 4px 8px 3px;
   border: none;
   background-color: $input-bg;
-  box-shadow: inset 0 0 $input-border-width $input-border;
 }
 .item-stacked-label input {
   height: $line-height-computed + $font-size-base + 12px;