diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
index ab9c00a183..e3568250f6 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/_common.scss
@@ -3015,7 +3015,7 @@ infobar {
  * Tooltips *
  ************/
 
-.tooltip {
+tooltip {
   &.background {
     // background-color needs to be set this way otherwise it gets drawn twice
     // see https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=736155 for details.
@@ -3037,7 +3037,7 @@ infobar {
   }
 }
 
-.tooltip * { //Yeah this is ugly
+tooltip * { //Yeah this is ugly
   padding: 4px;
   background-color: transparent;
   color: inherit; // just to be sure
diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
index 0d832bd5ce..d956998e49 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained-dark.css
@@ -4148,21 +4148,21 @@ infobar {
 /************
  * Tooltips *
  ************/
-.tooltip {
+tooltip {
   color: white;
   padding: 4px;
   /* not working */
   border-radius: 5px;
   box-shadow: none;
   text-shadow: 0 1px black; }
-  .tooltip.background {
+  tooltip.background {
     background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
     background-clip: padding-box;
     border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1); }
-  .tooltip decoration.csd {
+  tooltip decoration.csd {
     background-color: transparent; }
 
-.tooltip * {
+tooltip * {
   padding: 4px;
   background-color: transparent;
   color: inherit; }
diff --git a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
index 10a203d6ea..848c0e7167 100644
--- a/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
+++ b/gtk/theme/Adwaita/gtk-contained.css
@@ -4320,21 +4320,21 @@ infobar {
 /************
  * Tooltips *
  ************/
-.tooltip {
+tooltip {
   color: white;
   padding: 4px;
   /* not working */
   border-radius: 5px;
   box-shadow: none;
   text-shadow: 0 1px black; }
-  .tooltip.background {
+  tooltip.background {
     background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
     background-clip: padding-box;
     border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1); }
-  .tooltip decoration.csd {
+  tooltip decoration.csd {
     background-color: transparent; }
 
-.tooltip * {
+tooltip * {
   padding: 4px;
   background-color: transparent;
   color: inherit; }