Index: src/wp-admin/css/colors/_admin.scss
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--- src/wp-admin/css/colors/_admin.scss	(revision 33413)
+++ src/wp-admin/css/colors/_admin.scss	(working copy)
@@ -99,22 +99,7 @@
 	color: $menu-bubble-background;
 }
 
-.post-com-count:hover:after {
-	border-top-color: $menu-background;
-}
-.post-com-count:hover span {
-	color: $menu-text;
-	background-color: $menu-background;
-}
 
-strong .post-com-count:after {
-	border-top-color: $menu-bubble-background;
-}
-strong .post-com-count span {
-	background-color: $menu-bubble-background;
-}
-
-
 /* Admin Menu */
 
 #adminmenuback,
