Index: src/wp-admin/css/colors/_admin.scss
===================================================================
--- src/wp-admin/css/colors/_admin.scss	(revision 49935)
+++ src/wp-admin/css/colors/_admin.scss	(working copy)
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
 		color: $text-color;
 		background-color: $base-color;
 	}
+
 	.wp-ui-text-primary {
 		color: $base-color;
 	}
@@ -339,6 +340,7 @@
 
 #adminmenu li.wp-has-current-submenu div.wp-menu-image:before,
 #adminmenu a.current:hover div.wp-menu-image:before,
+#adminmenu li.current div.wp-menu-image:before,
 #adminmenu li.wp-has-current-submenu a:focus div.wp-menu-image:before,
 #adminmenu li.wp-has-current-submenu.opensub div.wp-menu-image:before,
 #adminmenu li:hover div.wp-menu-image:before,
@@ -452,8 +454,8 @@
 #wpadminbar .quicklinks .menupop.hover ul li a:focus,
 #wpadminbar.nojs .quicklinks .menupop:hover ul li a:hover,
 #wpadminbar.nojs .quicklinks .menupop:hover ul li a:focus,
-#wpadminbar li:hover .ab-icon:before,
-#wpadminbar li:hover .ab-item:before,
+#wpadminbar li:hover .ab-icon.ab-icon:before,
+#wpadminbar li:hover .ab-item.ab-item:before,
 #wpadminbar li a:focus .ab-icon:before,
 #wpadminbar li .ab-item:focus:before,
 #wpadminbar li .ab-item:focus .ab-icon:before,
Index: src/wp-admin/css/colors/light/colors.scss
===================================================================
--- src/wp-admin/css/colors/light/colors.scss	(revision 49935)
+++ src/wp-admin/css/colors/light/colors.scss	(working copy)
@@ -19,18 +19,6 @@
 
 @import "../_admin.scss";
 
-/* temporary fix for admin-bar hover color */
-#wpadminbar .ab-top-menu > li:hover > .ab-item,
-#wpadminbar .ab-top-menu > li.hover > .ab-item,
-#wpadminbar > #wp-toolbar > #wp-admin-bar-root-default li:hover span.ab-label,
-#wpadminbar > #wp-toolbar > #wp-admin-bar-top-secondary li.hover span.ab-label,
-#wpadminbar .ab-top-menu > li > .ab-item:focus,
-#wpadminbar.nojq .quicklinks .ab-top-menu > li > .ab-item:focus,
-#wpadminbar.nojs .ab-top-menu > li.menupop:hover > .ab-item,
-#wpadminbar .ab-top-menu > li.menupop.hover > .ab-item {
-	color: $text-color;
-}
-
 /* Override the theme filter highlight color for this scheme */
 .theme-section.current,
 .theme-filter.current {