diff --git a/gnome-shell/_drawing.scss b/gnome-shell/_drawing.scss
index 70a90f0..68c4b83 100644
--- a/gnome-shell/_drawing.scss
+++ b/gnome-shell/_drawing.scss
@@ -4,17 +4,11 @@
 
 // drawing of depth/shadows
 
-  $depth: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10),
-          0 2px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22);
-  $depth2: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15),
-           0 2px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.30);
-  $depth3: inset 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06),
-           inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20),
-           0px 1px 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
-  $depth4: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10),
-           inset 0 2px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22);
-  $depth5: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15),
-           inset 0 2px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.30);
+  $depth: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10);
+  $depth2: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
+  $depth3: inset 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
+  $depth4: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.10);
+  $depth5: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
   $depth6: 0 2px 4px 2px transparentize(black, 0.8);
 
 // generic drawing of more complex things
diff --git a/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css b/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css
index a658853..8454e31 100644
--- a/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css
+++ b/gnome-shell/gnome-shell.css
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ stage {
   .button:insensitive {
     color: #51565d;
     background-color: rgba(30, 31, 35, 0.66);
-    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), inset 0 2px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22);
+    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
     border: none;
     text-shadow: none;
     icon-shadow: none; }
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ stage {
   .modal-dialog-linked-button:insensitive {
     color: #51565d;
     background-color: rgba(30, 31, 35, 0.66);
-    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), inset 0 2px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22);
+    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
     border: none;
     text-shadow: none;
     icon-shadow: none; }
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ stage {
 StEntry {
   background-color: #202026;
   border-color: #161819;
-  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 2px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22);
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
   border-radius: 2px;
   padding: 4px;
   border-width: 0;
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ StEntry {
   selection-background-color: #f7b922;
   selected-color: #f7f7f7; }
   StEntry:focus {
-    box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 2px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22); }
+    box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); }
   StEntry:insensitive {
     color: #51565d;
-    box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 2px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22); }
+    box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); }
   StEntry StIcon.capslock-warning {
     icon-size: 16px;
     warning-color: #f47d49;
@@ -1278,12 +1278,12 @@ StScrollBar {
   border: none;
   color: #929ba8;
   background-color: rgba(16, 16, 19, 0.6);
-  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 2px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22); }
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); }
   .search-entry:focus {
     border-width: 0;
     color: #929ba8;
     background-color: rgba(16, 16, 19, 0.8);
-    box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15), 0 2px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3); }
+    box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15); }
   .search-entry .search-entry-icon {
     icon-size: 1em;
     padding: 0 4px;
@@ -1428,7 +1428,7 @@ StScrollBar {
   .grid-search-result:active .overview-icon,
   .grid-search-result:checked .overview-icon {
     background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85);
-    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15), 0 2px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
     color: #929ba8; }
   .app-well-app:hover .overview-icon,
   .app-well-app:focus .overview-icon,
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ StScrollBar {
   border: none;
   transition-duration: 100ms;
   text-align: center;
-  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 2px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22); }
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); }
 
 .app-well-app.app-folder > .overview-icon {
   background-color: rgba(16, 16, 19, 0.35); }
@@ -1528,7 +1528,7 @@ StScrollBar {
 
 .workspace-thumbnail-indicator {
   border: 4px solid rgba(247, 185, 34, 0.5);
-  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 2px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22);
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
   padding: 0; }
 
 .search-display > StBoxLayout,
@@ -1821,7 +1821,7 @@ StScrollBar {
       .login-dialog .modal-dialog-button:default:insensitive {
         color: #51565d;
         background-color: rgba(30, 31, 35, 0.66);
-        box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), inset 0 2px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22);
+        box-shadow: inset 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
         border: none;
         text-shadow: none;
         icon-shadow: none; }