diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget.ts
index 8026e676bdde8b25ac6d52b6dfadaae51081e345..e43e322860ce7bee44604502b11884aa4f952586 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/ui/list/listWidget.ts
@@ -618,11 +618,6 @@ export class DefaultStyleController implements IStyleController {
 			content.push(`.monaco-list${suffix}:focus .monaco-list-row.selected.focused { color: ${styles.listFocusAndSelectionForeground}; }`);
 		}
 
-		if (styles.listInactiveFocusBackground) {
-			content.push(`.monaco-list${suffix} .monaco-list-row.focused { background-color:  ${styles.listInactiveFocusBackground}; }`);
-			content.push(`.monaco-list${suffix} .monaco-list-row.focused:hover { background-color:  ${styles.listInactiveFocusBackground}; }`); // overwrite :hover style in this case!
-		}
-
 		if (styles.listInactiveSelectionBackground) {
 			content.push(`.monaco-list${suffix} .monaco-list-row.selected { background-color:  ${styles.listInactiveSelectionBackground}; }`);
 			content.push(`.monaco-list${suffix} .monaco-list-row.selected:hover { background-color:  ${styles.listInactiveSelectionBackground}; }`); // overwrite :hover style in this case!
@@ -686,7 +681,6 @@ export interface IListStyles {
 	listFocusAndSelectionForeground?: Color;
 	listInactiveSelectionBackground?: Color;
 	listInactiveSelectionForeground?: Color;
-	listInactiveFocusBackground?: Color;
 	listHoverBackground?: Color;
 	listHoverForeground?: Color;
 	listDropBackground?: Color;
diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/suggestWidget.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/suggestWidget.ts
index cf433d3dc8a0661f3a771e7f7206cc9f226a5d40..2833ee66219b3714faf9e1f8afe44f78dd260044 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/suggestWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/suggestWidget.ts
@@ -445,7 +445,6 @@ export class SuggestWidget implements IContentWidget, IDelegate<ICompletionItem>
 
 		this.toDispose = [
 			attachListStyler(this.list, themeService, {
-				listInactiveFocusBackground: editorSuggestWidgetSelectedBackground,
 				listInactiveFocusOutline: activeContrastBorder
 			}),
 			themeService.onThemeChange(t => this.onThemeChange(t)),
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry.ts b/src/vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry.ts
index e8b4f832830cc7e1029795da74b5d5c7a1aafd85..7a283de5e349eb84a6c5f8dc2ebc49c58957b49f 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry.ts
@@ -192,8 +192,6 @@ export const listActiveSelectionBackground = registerColor('list.activeSelection
 export const listActiveSelectionForeground = registerColor('list.activeSelectionForeground', { dark: Color.white, light: Color.white, hc: null }, nls.localize('listActiveSelectionForeground', "List/Tree foreground color for the selected item when the list/tree is active. An active list/tree has keyboard focus, an inactive does not."));
 export const listInactiveSelectionBackground = registerColor('list.inactiveSelectionBackground', { dark: '#3F3F46', light: '#CCCEDB', hc: null }, nls.localize('listInactiveSelectionBackground', "List/Tree background color for the selected item when the list/tree is inactive. An active list/tree has keyboard focus, an inactive does not."));
 export const listInactiveSelectionForeground = registerColor('list.inactiveSelectionForeground', { dark: null, light: null, hc: null }, nls.localize('listInactiveSelectionForeground', "List/Tree foreground color for the selected item when the list/tree is inactive. An active list/tree has keyboard focus, an inactive does not."));
-export const listInactiveFocusBackground = registerColor('list.inactiveFocusBackground', { dark: '#313135', light: '#d8dae6', hc: null }, nls.localize('listInactiveSelectionBackground', "List/Tree background color for the selected item when the list/tree is inactive. An active list/tree has keyboard focus, an inactive does not."));
-export const listInactiveFocusForeground = registerColor('list.inactiveFocusForeground', { dark: null, light: null, hc: null }, nls.localize('listInactiveSelectionForeground', "List/Tree foreground color for the selected item when the list/tree is inactive. An active list/tree has keyboard focus, an inactive does not."));
 export const listHoverBackground = registerColor('list.hoverBackground', { dark: '#2A2D2E', light: '#F0F0F0', hc: null }, nls.localize('listHoverBackground', "List/Tree background when hovering over items using the mouse."));
 export const listHoverForeground = registerColor('list.hoverForeground', { dark: null, light: null, hc: null }, nls.localize('listHoverForeground', "List/Tree foreground when hovering over items using the mouse."));
 export const listDropBackground = registerColor('list.dropBackground', { dark: listFocusBackground, light: listFocusBackground, hc: null }, nls.localize('listDropBackground', "List/Tree drag and drop background when moving items around using the mouse."));
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/theme/common/styler.ts b/src/vs/platform/theme/common/styler.ts
index afb14896d04c29ff81e797b0212a2204b6d65790..1b37ca02714e91f98e0bca12b0c74b64e3d152db 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/theme/common/styler.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/theme/common/styler.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 import { ITheme, IThemeService } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/themeService';
-import { focusBorder, inputBackground, inputForeground, ColorIdentifier, selectForeground, selectBackground, selectListBackground, selectBorder, inputBorder, foreground, editorBackground, contrastBorder, inputActiveOptionBorder, listFocusBackground, listFocusForeground, listActiveSelectionBackground, listActiveSelectionForeground, listInactiveSelectionForeground, listInactiveSelectionBackground, listInactiveFocusForeground, listInactiveFocusBackground, listHoverBackground, listHoverForeground, listDropBackground, pickerGroupBorder, pickerGroupForeground, widgetShadow, inputValidationInfoBorder, inputValidationInfoBackground, inputValidationWarningBorder, inputValidationWarningBackground, inputValidationErrorBorder, inputValidationErrorBackground, activeContrastBorder, buttonForeground, buttonBackground, buttonHoverBackground, ColorFunction, lighten, badgeBackground, badgeForeground, progressBarBackground } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry';
+import { focusBorder, inputBackground, inputForeground, ColorIdentifier, selectForeground, selectBackground, selectListBackground, selectBorder, inputBorder, foreground, editorBackground, contrastBorder, inputActiveOptionBorder, listFocusBackground, listFocusForeground, listActiveSelectionBackground, listActiveSelectionForeground, listInactiveSelectionForeground, listInactiveSelectionBackground, listHoverBackground, listHoverForeground, listDropBackground, pickerGroupBorder, pickerGroupForeground, widgetShadow, inputValidationInfoBorder, inputValidationInfoBackground, inputValidationWarningBorder, inputValidationWarningBackground, inputValidationErrorBorder, inputValidationErrorBackground, activeContrastBorder, buttonForeground, buttonBackground, buttonHoverBackground, ColorFunction, lighten, badgeBackground, badgeForeground, progressBarBackground } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry';
 import { IDisposable } from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle';
 import { Color } from 'vs/base/common/color';
 import { mixin } from 'vs/base/common/objects';
@@ -183,8 +183,6 @@ export function attachQuickOpenStyler(widget: IThemable, themeService: IThemeSer
 		listFocusAndSelectionForeground: (style && style.listFocusAndSelectionForeground) || listActiveSelectionForeground,
 		listInactiveSelectionBackground: (style && style.listInactiveSelectionBackground) || listInactiveSelectionBackground,
 		listInactiveSelectionForeground: (style && style.listInactiveSelectionForeground) || listInactiveSelectionForeground,
-		listInactiveFocusBackground: (style && style.listInactiveFocusBackground) || listInactiveFocusBackground,
-		listInactiveFocusForeground: (style && style.listInactiveFocusForeground) || listInactiveFocusForeground,
 		listHoverBackground: (style && style.listHoverBackground) || listHoverBackground,
 		listHoverForeground: (style && style.listHoverForeground) || listHoverForeground,
 		listDropBackground: (style && style.listDropBackground) || listDropBackground,
@@ -203,8 +201,6 @@ export interface IListStyleOverrides extends IStyleOverrides {
 	listFocusAndSelectionForeground?: ColorIdentifier;
 	listInactiveSelectionBackground?: ColorIdentifier;
 	listInactiveSelectionForeground?: ColorIdentifier;
-	listInactiveFocusBackground?: ColorIdentifier;
-	listInactiveFocusForeground?: ColorIdentifier;
 	listHoverBackground?: ColorIdentifier;
 	listHoverForeground?: ColorIdentifier;
 	listDropBackground?: ColorIdentifier;
@@ -227,8 +223,6 @@ export const defaultListStyles: IColorMapping = {
 	listFocusAndSelectionForeground: listActiveSelectionForeground,
 	listInactiveSelectionBackground: listInactiveSelectionBackground,
 	listInactiveSelectionForeground: listInactiveSelectionForeground,
-	listInactiveFocusBackground: listInactiveFocusBackground,
-	listInactiveFocusForeground: listInactiveFocusForeground,
 	listHoverBackground: listHoverBackground,
 	listHoverForeground: listHoverForeground,
 	listDropBackground: listDropBackground,