diff --git a/src/theme.cpp b/src/theme.cpp
index eb97731d..f39716b1 100644
--- a/src/theme.cpp
+++ b/src/theme.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ void setCSSClassesAndUpdate(QWidget *obj, std::string classNames)
     // set the class
     obj->setProperty("class", classNames.c_str());
     // update the widget
-    obj->style()->unpolish(obj);
     obj->style()->polish(obj);
     obj->update();
 }