diff --git a/css/light-grey.css b/css/light-grey.css
index a8df0c05d..bbdc9d4d7 100644
--- a/css/light-grey.css
+++ b/css/light-grey.css
@@ -2904,10 +2904,10 @@ div.selectize-control > div.selectize-input > div.item[data-value], div.selectiz
   margin-right: 3px;
   margin-bottom: 3px;
   padding: 4px 6px;
-  padding-right: 4px !important;
+  padding-right: 1.5em !important;
+  /* this is for the remove box ! */
   max-width: 120px;
-  background-color: #fdfdfd;
-  background-image: none;
+  background: #fdfdfd none;
   border-radius: 2px;
   border: 1px solid #ddd;
   box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15), 0 0 1px 1px #f1f1f1;
@@ -2919,12 +2919,5 @@ div.selectize-control > div.selectize-input > div.item[data-value], div.selectiz
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
 div.selectize-control > div.selectize-input > div.item[data-value] > .remove {
-  position: relative;
-  top: initial;
-  right: initial;
-  bottom: initial;
-  vertical-align: initial;
-  padding: initial;
   border: none;
-  margin-left: 4px;
 }
diff --git a/css/light-grey.scss b/css/light-grey.scss
index 8d3f49f9c..0b15b659a 100644
--- a/css/light-grey.scss
+++ b/css/light-grey.scss
@@ -3330,11 +3330,10 @@ div.selectize-control > div.selectize-input > div.item[data-value].active,
 	margin-right: 3px;
 	margin-bottom: 3px;
 	padding: 4px 6px;
-	padding-right: 4px !important;
+	padding-right: 1.5em !important; /* this is for the remove box ! */
 	max-width: 120px;
 
-	background-color: #fdfdfd;
-	background-image: none;
+	background: #fdfdfd none;
 	border-radius: 2px;
 	border: 1px solid $gray-lighter;
 	box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15), 0 0 1px 1px rgb(241, 241, 241, 0.7);
@@ -3349,13 +3348,5 @@ div.selectize-control > div.selectize-input > div.item[data-value].active,
 
 
 div.selectize-control > div.selectize-input > div.item[data-value] > .remove {
-	position: relative;
-	top: initial;
-	right: initial;
-	bottom: initial;
-	vertical-align: initial;
-	padding: initial;
 	border: none;
-
-	margin-left: 4px;
 }
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