diff --git a/static/css/nucleus.css b/static/css/nucleus.css
index ea1ab87ae8..b51fa33d6d 100644
--- a/static/css/nucleus.css
+++ b/static/css/nucleus.css
@@ -55,12 +55,6 @@ a {
   background: transparent;
   text-decoration: none; }
 
-a:hover,
-a:focus,
-a:active {
-  outline: 0;
-  text-decoration: underline; }
-
 abbr[title] {
   border-bottom: 1px dotted; }
 
diff --git a/static/css/theme.css b/static/css/theme.css
index 432361aa1d..8326dabdc7 100644
--- a/static/css/theme.css
+++ b/static/css/theme.css
@@ -355,6 +355,19 @@ dd {
     }
 }
 
+.links a:hover,
+.links a:active,
+.links a:focus,
+.links a:hover *,
+.links a:active *,
+.links a:focus *,
+#body-inner a:hover,
+#body-inner a:active,
+#body-inner a:focus {
+    outline: none;
+    text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
 #body-inner:focus-visible{
     /* remove focus indicator for programatically set focus */
     outline: none;