diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/common.css b/src/wp-admin/css/common.css
index 842b2bbae4..e6ea9065ab 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/common.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/common.css
@@ -851,7 +851,6 @@ strong, b {
 
 .howto {
 	color: #666;
-	font-style: italic;
 	display: block;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/edit.css b/src/wp-admin/css/edit.css
index 77e6f75b06..0e4e201b78 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/edit.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/edit.css
@@ -1098,7 +1098,6 @@ p.description,
 span.description,
 .form-wrap p {
 	font-size: 13px;
-	font-style: italic;
 }
 
 p.description code {
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/nav-menus.css b/src/wp-admin/css/nav-menus.css
index 83907c6240..ca15b2195f 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/nav-menus.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/nav-menus.css
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ ul.add-menu-item-tabs li {
 	display: inline-block;
 	vertical-align: middle;
 	margin-right: 7px;
-	font-style: italic;
 }
 
 .nav-menus-php #post-body div.updated,
@@ -657,13 +656,11 @@ body.menu-max-depth-11 { min-width: 1280px !important; }
 .field-move-visual-label {
 	float: left;
 	margin-right: 4px;
-	font-style: italic;
 }
 
 .menu-item-settings .field-move .button-link {
 	display: none;
 	margin: 0 2px;
-	font-style: italic;
 }
 
 .menu-item-edit-active .menu-item-settings {
@@ -695,7 +692,6 @@ body.menu-max-depth-11 { min-width: 1280px !important; }
 	border: 1px solid #ddd;
 	color: #72777c;
 	font-size: 12px;
-	font-style: italic;
 }
 
 .link-to-original a {