diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/mb_map/scale_control/_index.scss b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/mb_map/scale_control/_index.scss
index 264dfe5e24843..28da88491f1cc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/mb_map/scale_control/_index.scss
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/mb_map/scale_control/_index.scss
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
   bottom: $euiSizeM;
   pointer-events: none;
   color: $euiTextColor;
-  border-left: 2px solid $euiTextColor;
-  border-bottom: 2px solid $euiTextColor;
+  border-left: 2px solid rgba($euiTextColor, .6);
+  border-bottom: 2px solid rgba($euiTextColor, .6);
   text-align: right;
+  @include mapOverlayIsTextOnly;
 }
 
 .mapScaleControlFullScreen {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/right_side_controls/_mixins.scss b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/right_side_controls/_mixins.scss
index 97557f1312e86..640545c065418 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/right_side_controls/_mixins.scss
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/right_side_controls/_mixins.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 @mixin mapOverlayIsTextOnly {
-  text-shadow:
-    0 0 2px $euiColorEmptyShade,
-    0 0 1px $euiColorEmptyShade,
-    0 0 1px $euiColorEmptyShade,
-    0 0 1px $euiColorEmptyShade,
-    0 0 1px $euiColorEmptyShade      0 0 1px $euiColorEmptyShade      0 0 1px $euiColorEmptyShade;
+  background-color: $euiPageBackgroundColor;
+
+  padding-left: $euiSizeXS;
+  padding-right: $euiSizeXS;
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/right_side_controls/attribution_control/_attribution_control.scss b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/right_side_controls/attribution_control/_attribution_control.scss
index e319535b4a45c..51c82fd7aa443 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/right_side_controls/attribution_control/_attribution_control.scss
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/connected_components/right_side_controls/attribution_control/_attribution_control.scss
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   @include mapOverlayIsTextOnly;
   @include euiTextBreakWord;
   pointer-events: all;
-  padding-left: $euiSizeM;
 }
 
 .mapAttributionControl__fullScreen {