diff --git a/electrum/gui/qt/paytoedit.py b/electrum/gui/qt/paytoedit.py
index f304060b5..f5b742da5 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qt/paytoedit.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qt/paytoedit.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ from . import util
 
 RE_ALIAS = r'(.*?)\s*\<([0-9A-Za-z]{1,})\>'
 
-frozen_style = "QWidget { background-color:none; border:none;}"
+frozen_style = "QWidget {border:none;}"
 normal_style = "QPlainTextEdit { }"