diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.dev.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.dev.css
index 83d0296a85..ab2ac625ab 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.dev.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.dev.css
@@ -1833,7 +1833,7 @@ fieldset.inline-edit-col-right .inline-edit-col {
 }
 
 #post-body .misc-pub-section {
-	border-right-color: #eee;
+	border-left-color: #eee;
 }
 
 .post-com-count span {
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.dev.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.dev.css
index d177f00faf..6cd38be02b 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.dev.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.dev.css
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ fieldset.inline-edit-col-right .inline-edit-col {
 }
 
 #post-body .misc-pub-section {
-	border-right-color: #eee;
+	border-left-color: #eee;
 }
 
 .post-com-count span {
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.dev.css b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.dev.css
index 97c941b0e8..1df4ee96ae 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.dev.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.dev.css
@@ -939,7 +939,13 @@ ul#add-to-blog-users {
 #major-publishing-actions {
 	padding: 10px 10px 8px;
 	clear: both;
-	border-top: none;
+	border-top: 1px solid #f5f5f5;
+	margin-top: -2px;
+}
+
+#post-body #major-publishing-actions {
+	border-top: 0;
+	margin-top: 0;
 }
 
 #delete-action {
@@ -964,8 +970,8 @@ ul#add-to-blog-users {
 }
 
 #post-body .misc-pub-section {
-	border-right-width: 1px;
-	border-right-style: solid;
+	border-left-width: 1px;
+	border-left-style: solid;
 	border-top: 0;
 	border-bottom: 0;
 	min-height: 30px;
@@ -973,6 +979,10 @@ ul#add-to-blog-users {
 	max-width: 32%;
 }
 
+#post-body .misc-pub-section:first-child {
+	border-left: 0;
+}
+
 #post-body .misc-pub-section-last {
 	border-right: 0;
 }
@@ -990,6 +1000,7 @@ ul#add-to-blog-users {
 .misc-pub-section:first-child {
 	border-top-width: 0;
 }
+
 .misc-pub-section-last {
 	border-bottom-width: 0;
 }
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-form-comment.php b/wp-admin/edit-form-comment.php
index e827cd78b9..8cc4647af5 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-form-comment.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-form-comment.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if ( !defined('ABSPATH') )
 <label class="spam"><input type="radio"<?php checked( $comment->comment_approved, 'spam' ); ?> name="comment_status" value="spam" /><?php /* translators: comment type radio button */ _ex('Spam', 'adjective'); ?></label>
 </div>
 
-<div class="misc-pub-section curtime misc-pub-section-last">
+<div class="misc-pub-section curtime">
 <?php
 // translators: Publish box date format, see http://php.net/date
 $datef = __( 'M j, Y @ G:i' );
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php b/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
index d989378d64..7074761fad 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ if ( 'publish' == $post->post_status ) {
 
 <div id="misc-publishing-actions">
 
-<div class="misc-pub-section<?php if ( !$can_publish ) { echo ' misc-pub-section-last'; } ?>"><label for="post_status"><?php _e('Status:') ?></label>
+<div class="misc-pub-section"><label for="post_status"><?php _e('Status:') ?></label>
 <span id="post-status-display">
 <?php
 switch ( $post->post_status ) {
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ switch ( $post->post_status ) {
 <?php } ?>
 </div><?php // /misc-pub-section ?>
 
-<div class="misc-pub-section " id="visibility">
+<div class="misc-pub-section" id="visibility">
 <?php _e('Visibility:'); ?> <span id="post-visibility-display"><?php
 
 if ( 'private' == $post->post_status ) {
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ if ( 0 != $post->ID ) {
 }
 
 if ( $can_publish ) : // Contributors don't get to choose the date of publish ?>
-<div class="misc-pub-section curtime misc-pub-section-last">
+<div class="misc-pub-section curtime">
 	<span id="timestamp">
 	<?php printf($stamp, $date); ?></span>
 	<a href="#edit_timestamp" class="edit-timestamp hide-if-no-js" tabindex='4'><?php _e('Edit') ?></a>
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ function link_submit_meta_box($link) {
 </div>
 
 <div id="misc-publishing-actions">
-<div class="misc-pub-section misc-pub-section-last">
+<div class="misc-pub-section">
 	<label for="link_private" class="selectit"><input id="link_private" name="link_visible" type="checkbox" value="N" <?php checked($link->link_visible, 'N'); ?> /> <?php _e('Keep this link private') ?></label>
 </div>
 </div>