diff --git a/res/css/structures/_SpaceRoomView.scss b/res/css/structures/_SpaceRoomView.scss
index cb7006fb86..2dbf0fe0fe 100644
--- a/res/css/structures/_SpaceRoomView.scss
+++ b/res/css/structures/_SpaceRoomView.scss
@@ -224,12 +224,6 @@ $SpaceRoomViewInnerWidth: 428px;
 
                 .mx_FacePile_faces {
                     cursor: pointer;
-
-                    &:hover {
-                        .mx_BaseAvatar {
-                            filter: brightness(0.8);
-                        }
-                    }
                 }
             }