diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour2_ui_dark.rc.in b/gtk2_ardour/ardour2_ui_dark.rc.in
index 34c6942e21..45bbe4040e 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour2_ui_dark.rc.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour2_ui_dark.rc.in
@@ -1474,10 +1474,6 @@ widget "*MixerStripSelectedFrame" style:highest "selected_strip_frame"
 widget "*MixerStripFrame" style:highest "base_frame"
 widget "*HWMonitorButton" style:highest "red_when_active"
 widget "*HWMonitorButton*" style:highest "red_when_active"
-widget "*BypassButton" style:highest "red_when_active"
-widget "*BypassButton*" style:highest "red_when_active"
-widget "*FocusButton" style:highest "red_when_active"
-widget "*FocusButton*" style:highest "red_when_active"
 widget "*TransportSoloAlert" style:highest "flashing_alert"
 widget "*TransportSoloAlert.*" style:highest "flashing_alert"
 widget "*TransportAuditioningAlert" style:highest "flashing_alert"
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour2_ui_light.rc.in b/gtk2_ardour/ardour2_ui_light.rc.in
index d9d0907de7..8a4c8992d3 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour2_ui_light.rc.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour2_ui_light.rc.in
@@ -1477,10 +1477,6 @@ widget "*MixerStripSelectedFrame" style:highest "selected_strip_frame"
 widget "*MixerStripFrame" style:highest "base_frame"
 widget "*HWMonitorButton" style:highest "red_when_active"
 widget "*HWMonitorButton*" style:highest "red_when_active"
-widget "*BypassButton" style:highest "red_when_active"
-widget "*BypassButton*" style:highest "red_when_active"
-widget "*FocusButton" style:highest "red_when_active"
-widget "*FocusButton*" style:highest "red_when_active"
 widget "*TransportSoloAlert" style:highest "flashing_alert"
 widget "*TransportSoloAlert.*" style:highest "flashing_alert"
 widget "*TransportAuditioningAlert" style:highest "flashing_alert"
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/plugin_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/plugin_ui.cc
index 63a2bff864..5c40f66d0c 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/plugin_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/plugin_ui.cc
@@ -408,11 +408,6 @@ PlugUIBase::bypass_toggled ()
 
 	if ((x = bypass_button.get_active()) == insert->active()) {
 		insert->set_active (!x, this);
-		if (insert->active()) {
-			bypass_button.set_label (_("Bypass"));
-		} else {
-			bypass_button.set_label (_("Active"));
-		}
 	}
 }