diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerextension/connectioneditor/connectionviewwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerextension/connectioneditor/connectionviewwidget.cpp
index 38a0277695b..2ad6d34d3d1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerextension/connectioneditor/connectionviewwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerextension/connectioneditor/connectionviewwidget.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ ConnectionViewWidget::ConnectionViewWidget(QWidget *parent) :
     ui->connectionView->setStyleSheet(themedScrollBarCss);
     ui->bindingView->setStyleSheet(themedScrollBarCss);
     ui->dynamicPropertiesView->setStyleSheet(themedScrollBarCss);
-    ui->backendView->setStyleSheet(Theme::replaceCssColors(themedScrollBarCss);
+    ui->backendView->setStyleSheet(themedScrollBarCss);
 
     connect(ui->tabBar, &QTabBar::currentChanged,
             ui->stackedWidget, &QStackedWidget::setCurrentIndex);