diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application/discourse.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/application/discourse.css.scss
index 7827f6fbf..65a0eeec7 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application/discourse.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application/discourse.css.scss
@@ -51,18 +51,7 @@ header {
 }
 
 body {
-  .nav-pills .active .dropdown-toggle .caret {
-    border-top-color: white;
-    border-bottom-color: white;
-  }
 
-  .caret {
-    opacity: 0.9;
-    filter: alpha(opacity = 90);
-  }
-  .dropdown .caret {
-    margin-left: 6px;
-  }
   button.ok {
     @include linear-gradient(lighten($green, 5%), $green);
     color: $white;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/vendor/bootstrap.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/vendor/bootstrap.css.scss
index 7074e5c75..e3424503f 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/vendor/bootstrap.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/vendor/bootstrap.css.scss
@@ -114,25 +114,6 @@ input[type="submit"].btn::-moz-focus-inner {
 .btn-group.open .dropdown-toggle {
   outline: 0;
 }
-.btn .caret {
-  margin-top: 7px;
-  margin-left: 0;
-  border-top-color: #565656;
-}
-.btn:hover .caret,
-.open.btn-group .caret {
-  opacity: 1;
-  filter: alpha(opacity=100);
-}
-.btn-small .caret {
-  margin-top: 6px;
-}
-.btn-large .caret {
-  margin-top: 6px;
-  border-left-width: 5px;
-  border-right-width: 5px;
-  border-top-width: 5px;
-}
 
 .dropdown {
   position: relative;
@@ -154,15 +135,6 @@ input[type="submit"].btn::-moz-focus-inner {
   border-left: 4px solid transparent;
   content: "";
 }
-.dropdown .caret {
-  margin-top: 8px;
-  margin-left: 2px;
-}
-.dropdown:hover .caret,
-.open .caret {
-  opacity: 1;
-  filter: alpha(opacity=100);
-}
 .dropdown-menu {
   position: absolute;
   top: 100%;