diff --git a/dist/css/vex.css b/dist/css/vex.css
index 75e6be7..712f6e5 100644
--- a/dist/css/vex.css
+++ b/dist/css/vex.css
@@ -71,11 +71,6 @@
   height: 50px;
   overflow: scroll; }
 
-.vex-overlay {
-  background: #000;
-  filter: alpha(opacity=40);
-  -ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=40)"; }
-
 .vex-overlay {
   animation: vex-fadein 0.5s;
   -webkit-animation: vex-fadein 0.5s;
diff --git a/sass/vex.sass b/sass/vex.sass
index b0109be..9e13206 100644
--- a/sass/vex.sass
+++ b/sass/vex.sass
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@
     height: 50px
     overflow: scroll
 
-// IE
-.vex-overlay
-    background: #000
-    filter: alpha(opacity=40) /* IE 5–7 */
-    -ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=40)" /* IE 8 */
-
 .vex-overlay
     +vex-animation(vex-fadein .5s)
     position: fixed