diff --git a/src/components/appfooter/appfooter.js b/src/components/appfooter/appfooter.js
index 4387ca8b7..61bb62ec2 100644
--- a/src/components/appfooter/appfooter.js
+++ b/src/components/appfooter/appfooter.js
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ define(['browser', 'css!./appfooter'], function (browser) {
 
         elem.classList.add('appfooter');
 
-        if (!browser.chrome) {
-            // chrome does not display this properly
-            elem.classList.add('appfooter-blurred');
-        }
+        elem.classList.add('appfooter-blurred');
 
         document.body.appendChild(elem);
 
@@ -43,4 +40,4 @@ define(['browser', 'css!./appfooter'], function (browser) {
     };
 
     return appFooter;
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/src/scripts/librarymenu.js b/src/scripts/librarymenu.js
index 89f672ca0..0381fa2aa 100644
--- a/src/scripts/librarymenu.js
+++ b/src/scripts/librarymenu.js
@@ -894,11 +894,7 @@ define(["dom", "layoutManager", "inputManager", "connectionManager", "events", "
         headerSettingsButton = skinHeader.querySelector(".headerSettingsButton");
         headerCastButton = skinHeader.querySelector(".headerCastButton");
         headerSearchButton = skinHeader.querySelector(".headerSearchButton");
-
-        if (!browser.chrome) {
-            skinHeader.classList.add("skinHeader-blurred");
-        }
-
+        skinHeader.classList.add("skinHeader-blurred");
         lazyLoadViewMenuBarImages();
         bindMenuEvents();
     })();