diff --git a/libs/clearlooks-newer/clearlooks_draw.c b/libs/clearlooks-newer/clearlooks_draw.c
index c762d3f1a6..f7d169576d 100644
--- a/libs/clearlooks-newer/clearlooks_draw.c
+++ b/libs/clearlooks-newer/clearlooks_draw.c
@@ -1694,9 +1694,6 @@ clearlooks_draw_scrollbar_slider (cairo_t *cr,
 {
 	const CairoColor *border  = &colors->shade[7];
 	CairoColor  fill  = scrollbar->color;
-	CairoColor  hilight;
-	CairoColor  shade1, shade2, shade3;
-	cairo_pattern_t *pattern;
 
 	if (scrollbar->junction & CL_JUNCTION_BEGIN)
 	{
@@ -1732,25 +1729,14 @@ clearlooks_draw_scrollbar_slider (cairo_t *cr,
 
 	cairo_translate (cr, x, y);
 
-	if (widget->prelight)
-		ge_shade_color (&fill, 1.1, &fill);
+	if (widget->prelight || widget->active) {
+		ge_shade_color (&fill, 1.6, &fill);
+	}
 
 	cairo_set_line_width (cr, 1);
-
-	ge_shade_color (&fill, 1.25, &hilight);
-	ge_shade_color (&fill, 1.16, &shade1);
-	ge_shade_color (&fill, 1.08, &shade2);
-	ge_shade_color (&fill, 1.08, &shade3);
-
-	pattern = cairo_pattern_create_linear (1, 1, 1, height-2);
-	cairo_pattern_add_color_stop_rgb (pattern, 0,   shade1.r, shade1.g, shade1.b);
-	cairo_pattern_add_color_stop_rgb (pattern, 0.5,	shade2.r, shade2.g, shade2.b);
-	cairo_pattern_add_color_stop_rgb (pattern, 0.5, 	fill.r,  fill.g,  fill.b);
-	cairo_pattern_add_color_stop_rgb (pattern, 1,	shade3.r, shade3.g, shade3.b);
 	ge_cairo_rounded_rectangle (cr, 1, 1, width-2, height-2, radius, widget->corners);
-	cairo_set_source (cr, pattern);
+	ge_cairo_set_color (cr, &fill);
 	cairo_fill (cr);
-	cairo_pattern_destroy (pattern);
 
 #if 0
 	if (scrollbar->has_color)