diff --git a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin-rtl.dev.css b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin-rtl.dev.css
index e1d6750335..094764e680 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin-rtl.dev.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin-rtl.dev.css
@@ -117,10 +117,6 @@ input[type=password] {
 	direction: ltr;
 }
 
-input[type="search"] {
-	text-align: right;
-}
-
 input[type="text"].ui-autocomplete-loading {
 	background: transparent url('../images/loading.gif') no-repeat left center;
 }
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.dev.css b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.dev.css
index 35297c15a6..c46b34dd49 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.dev.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.dev.css
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ input[type="radio"] {
 
 input[type="search"] {
 	-webkit-appearance: textfield;
-	text-align: left;
 }
 
 input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-decoration {