diff --git a/internal/view/alias.go b/internal/view/alias.go
index 283e56a325..fc99b2fa8f 100644
--- a/internal/view/alias.go
+++ b/internal/view/alias.go
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ func NewAlias(gvr client.GVR) ResourceViewer {
 	a := Alias{
 		ResourceViewer: NewBrowser(gvr),
 	}
-	a.GetTable().SetBorderFocusColor(tcell.ColorDefault)
-	a.GetTable().SetSelectedStyle(tcell.StyleDefault)
 	a.AddBindKeysFn(a.bindKeys)
 	a.SetContextFn(a.aliasContext)
 
diff --git a/internal/view/benchmark.go b/internal/view/benchmark.go
index 5c8bdf8cda..7416658b2e 100644
--- a/internal/view/benchmark.go
+++ b/internal/view/benchmark.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/config"
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/perf"
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/ui"
-	"github.com/derailed/tcell/v2"
 )
 
 // Benchmark represents a service benchmark results view.
@@ -24,8 +23,6 @@ func NewBenchmark(gvr client.GVR) ResourceViewer {
 	b := Benchmark{
 		ResourceViewer: NewBrowser(gvr),
 	}
-	b.GetTable().SetBorderFocusColor(tcell.ColorDefault)
-	b.GetTable().SetSelectedStyle(tcell.StyleDefault)
 	b.GetTable().SetSortCol(ageCol, true)
 	b.SetContextFn(b.benchContext)
 	b.GetTable().SetEnterFn(b.viewBench)
diff --git a/internal/view/dir.go b/internal/view/dir.go
index 70b27f6f3b..a1e00068d8 100644
--- a/internal/view/dir.go
+++ b/internal/view/dir.go
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ func NewDir(path string) ResourceViewer {
 		path:           path,
 	}
 
-	d.GetTable().SetBorderFocusColor(tcell.ColorDefault)
-	d.GetTable().SetSelectedStyle(tcell.StyleDefault)
 	d.AddBindKeysFn(d.bindKeys)
 	d.SetContextFn(d.dirContext)
 
diff --git a/internal/view/pf.go b/internal/view/pf.go
index 78582dabb2..8688f02b8d 100644
--- a/internal/view/pf.go
+++ b/internal/view/pf.go
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ func NewPortForward(gvr client.GVR) ResourceViewer {
 	p := PortForward{
 		ResourceViewer: NewBrowser(gvr),
 	}
-	p.GetTable().SetBorderFocusColor(tcell.ColorDefault)
-	p.GetTable().SetSelectedStyle(tcell.StyleDefault)
 	p.GetTable().SetSortCol(ageCol, true)
 	p.SetContextFn(p.portForwardContext)
 	p.AddBindKeysFn(p.bindKeys)
diff --git a/internal/view/popeye.go b/internal/view/popeye.go
index 24e2734ecd..fd3e72ca68 100644
--- a/internal/view/popeye.go
+++ b/internal/view/popeye.go
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ func NewPopeye(gvr client.GVR) ResourceViewer {
 	p := Popeye{
 		ResourceViewer: NewBrowser(gvr),
 	}
-	p.GetTable().SetBorderFocusColor(tcell.ColorDefault)
-	p.GetTable().SetSelectedStyle(tcell.StyleDefault)
 	p.GetTable().SetSortCol("SCORE%", true)
 	p.GetTable().SetDecorateFn(p.decorateRows)
 	p.AddBindKeysFn(p.bindKeys)
diff --git a/internal/view/screen_dump.go b/internal/view/screen_dump.go
index 4457c9cf22..0fbc52fc2a 100644
--- a/internal/view/screen_dump.go
+++ b/internal/view/screen_dump.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/client"
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/config"
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/ui"
-	"github.com/derailed/tcell/v2"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
 
@@ -23,8 +22,6 @@ func NewScreenDump(gvr client.GVR) ResourceViewer {
 	s := ScreenDump{
 		ResourceViewer: NewBrowser(gvr),
 	}
-	s.GetTable().SetBorderFocusColor(tcell.ColorDefault)
-	s.GetTable().SetSelectedStyle(tcell.StyleDefault)
 	s.GetTable().SetSortCol(ageCol, true)
 	s.GetTable().SelectRow(1, true)
 	s.GetTable().SetEnterFn(s.edit)