diff --git a/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-model.c b/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-model.c
index 0073898f02..c5389a88eb 100644
--- a/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-model.c
+++ b/src/register/ledger-core/split-register-model.c
@@ -742,25 +742,12 @@ gnc_split_register_get_border (VirtualLocation virt_loc,
     cursor_class =
         gnc_split_register_cursor_name_to_class (vcell->cellblock->cursor_name);
 
-    if (cursor_class == CURSOR_CLASS_TRANS &&
-            virt_loc.phys_col_offset == vcell->cellblock->start_col)
-        borders->left   = CELL_BORDER_LINE_NONE;
-
-    if (cursor_class == CURSOR_CLASS_TRANS &&
-            virt_loc.phys_col_offset == vcell->cellblock->stop_col)
-        borders->right  = CELL_BORDER_LINE_NONE;
-
     if (cursor_class == CURSOR_CLASS_SPLIT)
     {
         borders->top    = CELL_BORDER_LINE_LIGHT;
         borders->bottom = CELL_BORDER_LINE_LIGHT;
-        borders->left   = MIN (borders->left,   CELL_BORDER_LINE_LIGHT);
-        borders->right  = MIN (borders->right,  CELL_BORDER_LINE_LIGHT);
-
-        if (virt_loc.phys_col_offset == vcell->cellblock->start_col)
-            borders->left = CELL_BORDER_LINE_LIGHT;
-        if (virt_loc.phys_col_offset == vcell->cellblock->stop_col)
-            borders->right = CELL_BORDER_LINE_LIGHT;
+        borders->left   = MIN (borders->left,   CELL_BORDER_LINE_NORMAL);
+        borders->right  = MIN (borders->right,  CELL_BORDER_LINE_NORMAL);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/register/register-gnome/gnucash-style.c b/src/register/register-gnome/gnucash-style.c
index 2566806042..97d44a5088 100644
--- a/src/register/register-gnome/gnucash-style.c
+++ b/src/register/register-gnome/gnucash-style.c
@@ -592,9 +592,6 @@ gnucash_sheet_get_borders (GnucashSheet *sheet, VirtualLocation virt_loc,
     borders->left  = line_style;
     borders->right = line_style;
 
-    if (virt_loc.phys_col_offset == 0)
-        borders->left = CELL_BORDER_LINE_NORMAL;
-
     style = gnucash_sheet_get_style_from_cursor (sheet, CURSOR_HEADER);
     if (style)
         if (virt_loc.phys_col_offset == (style->ncols - 1))