diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensionsList.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensionsList.ts
index 61adf89f648c7d584975e3382a52c8ba3f66813b..f4ea8d895461ee11d8020814e4fb2316fe25c70c 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensionsList.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensionsList.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-import { append, $, addClass, removeClass, toggleClass } from 'vs/base/browser/dom';
+import { append, $, addClass, removeClass } from 'vs/base/browser/dom';
 import { IDisposable, dispose } from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle';
 import { ActionBar } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/actionbar/actionbar';
 import { IInstantiationService } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@ export class Renderer implements IPagedRenderer<IExtension, ITemplateData> {
 
 		data.extensionDisposables = dispose(data.extensionDisposables);
 
-		toggleClass(data.element, 'disabled', extension.disabled);
-
 		const onError = once(domEvent(data.icon, 'error'));
 		onError(() => data.icon.src = extension.iconUrlFallback, null, data.extensionDisposables);
 		data.icon.src = extension.iconUrl;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/media/extensionsViewlet.css b/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/media/extensionsViewlet.css
index 1d8843a213584e71a029933478fa28c30d3bd320..42d4966c98d6dd9a16bd7e7dabdac57602c03747 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/media/extensionsViewlet.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/media/extensionsViewlet.css
@@ -140,13 +140,6 @@
 	text-overflow: ellipsis;
 }
 
-.extensions-viewlet > .extensions .extension.disabled > .icon,
-.extensions-viewlet > .extensions .extension.disabled > .details > .header,
-.extensions-viewlet > .extensions .extension.disabled > .details > .description,
-.extensions-viewlet > .extensions .extension.disabled > .details > .footer > .author {
-	opacity: 0.5;
-}
-
 .extensions-badge.progress-badge > .badge-content {
 	background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSIxNCIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxNCIgdmlld0JveD0iMiAyIDE0IDE0IiBlbmFibGUtYmFja2dyb3VuZD0ibmV3IDIgMiAxNCAxNCI+PHBhdGggZmlsbD0iI2ZmZiIgZD0iTTkgMTZjLTMuODYgMC03LTMuMTQtNy03czMuMTQtNyA3LTdjMy44NTkgMCA3IDMuMTQxIDcgN3MtMy4xNDEgNy03IDd6bTAtMTIuNmMtMy4wODggMC01LjYgMi41MTMtNS42IDUuNnMyLjUxMiA1LjYgNS42IDUuNiA1LjYtMi41MTIgNS42LTUuNi0yLjUxMi01LjYtNS42LTUuNnptMy44NiA3LjFsLTMuMTYtMS44OTZ2LTMuODA0aC0xLjR2NC41OTZsMy44NCAyLjMwNS43Mi0xLjIwMXoiLz48L3N2Zz4=");
 	background-position: center center;