diff --git a/ghost/admin/assets/sass/layouts/auth.scss b/ghost/admin/assets/sass/layouts/auth.scss
index 34901c6e5f..526c95a234 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/assets/sass/layouts/auth.scss
+++ b/ghost/admin/assets/sass/layouts/auth.scss
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@
     color: $midgrey;
     background: $darkgrey;
 
-    @media (max-width: 400px) {
-        background: $darkgrey;
-    }
-
     main {
         padding-top: 15px;
     }
@@ -27,10 +23,15 @@
         font-weight: 200;
         border: none;
         color: #fff;
-        background: transparent;
+        background: lighten($darkgrey, 10%);
         box-shadow: none;
         margin: 0;
         position: relative;
+        transition: background ease 0.25s;
+        &:focus {
+            border: none;
+            background: lighten($darkgrey, 15%);
+        }
     }
 
     input:-webkit-autofill {
@@ -74,7 +75,6 @@
     .password-wrap {
         position: relative;
         margin: 0 0 5px 0;
-        background: lighten($darkgrey, 10%);
         float: left;
 
         @media (max-width: 630px) {
@@ -88,18 +88,10 @@
         clear: both;
         padding: 8px 0 8px 8px;
         width: 216px;
-        transition: background ease 0.25s;
 
         @media (max-width: 630px) {
             width: 264px;
-            transition: none;
         }
-
-        &:focus {
-            border: none;
-            background: lighten($darkgrey, 15%);
-        }
-
     } // .email, .password
 
     .email-wrap {
@@ -186,19 +178,10 @@
     input {
         width: 280px;
         padding: 8px 10px;
-        @media (min-width: 631px) {
-            transition: background ease 0.25s;
-        }
 
         @media (max-width: 630px) {
             width: 264px;
         }
-
-        &:focus {
-            border: none;
-            background: lighten($darkgrey, 15%);
-        }
-
     }
 
     .name-wrap {
@@ -254,7 +237,6 @@
     .email-wrap {
         position: relative;
         margin: 0 0 1em 0;
-        background: lighten($darkgrey, 10%);
         float: left;
         border-radius: 2px;
         width: 100%;
@@ -263,12 +245,6 @@
     .email {
         padding: 8px 10px;
         border-radius: 2px;
-        transition: background ease 0.25s;
-
-        &:focus {
-            border: none;
-            background: lighten($darkgrey, 15%);
-        }
     } // .email
 
     button {