diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/media/searchview.css b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/media/searchview.css
index d42b6004296a6..f8c247cb77858 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/media/searchview.css
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/media/searchview.css
@@ -366,11 +366,11 @@
 
 /* Theming */
 
-.vs .viewlet .search-view .search-widget .toggle-replace-button:hover {
+.vs .search-view .search-widget .toggle-replace-button:hover {
 	background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) !important;
 }
 
-.vs-dark .viewlet .search-view .search-widget .toggle-replace-button:hover {
+.vs-dark .search-view .search-widget .toggle-replace-button:hover {
 	background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) !important;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchWidget.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchWidget.ts
index e71f6ddd553a2..4c4edcbcd6ec1 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchWidget.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { Action } from 'vs/base/common/actions';
 import { ActionBar } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/actionbar/actionbar';
 import { FindInput, IFindInputOptions } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/findinput/findInput';
 import { InputBox, IMessage } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/inputbox/inputBox';
-import { Button } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/button/button';
+import { Button, IButtonOptions } from 'vs/base/browser/ui/button/button';
 import { IKeyboardEvent } from 'vs/base/browser/keyboardEvent';
 import { KeybindingsRegistry } from 'vs/platform/keybinding/common/keybindingsRegistry';
 import { IKeybindingService } from 'vs/platform/keybinding/common/keybinding';
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ import { IViewletService } from 'vs/workbench/services/viewlet/browser/viewlet';
 import { isSearchViewFocused, appendKeyBindingLabel } from 'vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/searchActions';
 import { HistoryNavigator } from 'vs/base/common/history';
 import * as Constants from 'vs/workbench/parts/search/common/constants';
-import { attachInputBoxStyler, attachFindInputBoxStyler, attachButtonStyler } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/styler';
+import { attachInputBoxStyler, attachFindInputBoxStyler } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/styler';
 import { IThemeService } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/themeService';
-import { SIDE_BAR_BACKGROUND } from 'vs/workbench/common/theme';
 import { CONTEXT_FIND_WIDGET_NOT_VISIBLE } from 'vs/editor/contrib/find/findModel';
 import { IClipboardService } from 'vs/platform/clipboard/common/clipboardService';
 import { IConfigurationService } from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration';
@@ -217,11 +216,13 @@ export class SearchWidget extends Widget {
 	}
 
 	private renderToggleReplaceButton(parent: HTMLElement): void {
-		this.toggleReplaceButton = this._register(new Button(parent));
-		attachButtonStyler(this.toggleReplaceButton, this.themeService, {
-			buttonBackground: SIDE_BAR_BACKGROUND,
-			buttonHoverBackground: SIDE_BAR_BACKGROUND
-		});
+		const opts: IButtonOptions = {
+			buttonBackground: null,
+			buttonBorder: null,
+			buttonForeground: null,
+			buttonHoverBackground: null
+		};
+		this.toggleReplaceButton = this._register(new Button(parent, opts));
 		this.toggleReplaceButton.icon = 'toggle-replace-button collapse';
 		// TODO@joh need to dispose this listener eventually
 		this.toggleReplaceButton.onDidClick(() => this.onToggleReplaceButton());