diff --git a/gwenview/app/startmainpage.cpp b/gwenview/app/startmainpage.cpp
index 716895b5..af4f03fb 100644
--- a/gwenview/app/startmainpage.cpp
+++ b/gwenview/app/startmainpage.cpp
@@ -120,12 +120,6 @@ static void initViewPalette(QAbstractItemView* view, const QColor& fgColor)
     view->setPalette(palette);
 }
 
-static bool styleIsGtkBased()
-{
-    const char* name = QApplication::style()->metaObject()->className();
-    return qstrcmp(name, "QGtkStyle") == 0;
-}
-
 StartMainPage::StartMainPage(QWidget* parent, GvCore* gvCore)
 : QFrame(parent)
 , d(new StartMainPagePrivate)
@@ -135,14 +129,6 @@ StartMainPage::StartMainPage(QWidget* parent, GvCore* gvCore)
     d->mSearchUiInitialized = false;
 
     d->setupUi(this);
-    if (styleIsGtkBased()) {
-        // Gtk-based styles do not apply the correct background color on tabs.
-        // As a workaround, use the Plastique style instead.
-        QStyle* fix = new QPlastiqueStyle();
-        fix->setParent(this);
-        d->mHistoryWidget->tabBar()->setStyle(fix);
-        d->mPlacesTagsWidget->tabBar()->setStyle(fix);
-    }
     setFrameStyle(QFrame::NoFrame);
 
     // Bookmark view
diff --git a/partitionmanager/src/gui/partwidget.cpp b/partitionmanager/src/gui/partwidget.cpp
index 3e246e27..de0041e2 100644
--- a/partitionmanager/src/gui/partwidget.cpp
+++ b/partitionmanager/src/gui/partwidget.cpp
@@ -45,18 +45,6 @@ PartWidget::PartWidget(QWidget* parent, const Partition* p) :
 	m_Active(false)
 {
 	setFont(KGlobalSettings::smallestReadableFont());
-
-	// Check if user is running a GTK style; in that case, use plastique as a fallback
-	// style for the PartWidget to work around GTK styles not showing the FS colors
-	// correctly.
-	// Inspired by Aurélien Gâteau's similar workaround in Gwenview (230aebbd)
-	if (qstrcmp(QApplication::style()->metaObject()->className(), "QGtkStyle") == 0)
-	{
-		QStyle* style = new QPlastiqueStyle();
-		style->setParent(this);
-		setStyle(style);
-	}
-	
 	init(p);
 }