diff --git a/static/css/ie.css b/static/css/ie.css
index 1c295e55d7..a1fc417cde 100644
--- a/static/css/ie.css
+++ b/static/css/ie.css
@@ -510,4 +510,17 @@
     .showFooter {
         display: block;
     }
+
+	.select-style select::-ms-expand {
+		/* hide the triangle */
+		display: none;
+	}
+
+	.searchbox input:-ms-input-placeholder {
+		color: rgba( 255, 255, 255, .4 );
+	}
+
+	.searchform input:-ms-input-placeholder{
+		color: rgba( 255, 255, 255, .4 );
+	}
 }
diff --git a/static/css/theme.css b/static/css/theme.css
index d207560e7b..2c291ee676 100644
--- a/static/css/theme.css
+++ b/static/css/theme.css
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ th {
     font-weight: 300;
 }
 
-.searchbox input:-ms-input-placeholder,
 .searchbox input::placeholder {
     color: rgba( 255, 255, 255, .4 );
 }
@@ -1406,10 +1405,6 @@ rapi-doc::part(section-endpoint-head-method) {
     outline: none;
 }
 
-.select-style select::-ms-expand {
-    display: none;
-}
-
 .select-style :hover {
     cursor: pointer;
 }
@@ -1591,12 +1586,6 @@ input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-results-decoration { display: none; }
     margin-inline-end: .5rem;
 }
 
-.searchform input:-ms-input-placeholder,
-.searchform input::placeholder {
-    color: var(--INTERNAL-MAIN-color);
-    filter: grayscale(1) contrast(10000) opacity(.4);
-}
-
 .searchform .btn {
     display: inline-flex;
 }
diff --git a/static/css/variant.css b/static/css/variant.css
index 18a018a3e7..922cdecdc3 100644
--- a/static/css/variant.css
+++ b/static/css/variant.css
@@ -416,3 +416,8 @@ pre .copy-to-clipboard-button:hover {
     background-color: var(--INTERNAL-MAIN-BG-color) !important;
     border-bottom-color: var(--INTERNAL-MAIN-BG-color) !important;
 }
+
+.searchform input::placeholder {
+    color: var(--INTERNAL-MAIN-color);
+    filter: grayscale(1) contrast(10000) opacity(.4);
+}