diff --git a/themes/tiddlywiki/snowwhite/base.tid b/themes/tiddlywiki/snowwhite/base.tid
index a78ef019b..c94b8aaad 100644
--- a/themes/tiddlywiki/snowwhite/base.tid
+++ b/themes/tiddlywiki/snowwhite/base.tid
@@ -251,14 +251,10 @@ a.tw-tiddlylink-external {
 	font-style: italic;
 	font-weight: normal;
 	display: inline-block;
-	padding: 2px 4px;
 	font-size: 11.844px;
 	line-height: 14px;
 	white-space: nowrap;
 	vertical-align: baseline;
-	border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
-	<<border-radius 3px>>
-	<<box-shadow "inset 1px 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.5)">>
 }
 
 .tw-tag-label {