diff --git a/wp-admin/categories.php b/wp-admin/categories.php
index 40e65bf47b..3fa4b605f0 100644
--- a/wp-admin/categories.php
+++ b/wp-admin/categories.php
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ if ( isset($_GET['s']) && $_GET['s'] )
 
 <?php
 if ( isset($_GET['message']) && ( $msg = (int) $_GET['message'] ) ) : ?>
-<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><?php echo $messages[$msg]; ?></p></div>
+<div id="message" class="updated"><p><?php echo $messages[$msg]; ?></p></div>
 <?php $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = remove_query_arg(array('message'), $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);
 endif; ?>
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/custom-header.php b/wp-admin/custom-header.php
index 6931bbe558..3ad9d317c6 100644
--- a/wp-admin/custom-header.php
+++ b/wp-admin/custom-header.php
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ class Custom_Image_Header {
 	 */
 	function step_1() {
 		if ( $_GET['updated'] ) { ?>
-<div id="message" class="updated fade">
+<div id="message" class="updated">
 <p><?php _e('Header updated.') ?></p>
 </div>
 		<?php } ?>
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-comments.php b/wp-admin/edit-comments.php
index 4969d3bae3..7fe6880a2f 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-comments.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-comments.php
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ if ( isset($_GET['approved']) || isset($_GET['deleted']) || isset($_GET['trashed
 	$unspammed = isset($_GET['unspammed']) ? (int) $_GET['unspammed'] : 0;
 
 	if ( $approved > 0 || $deleted > 0 || $trashed > 0 || $untrashed > 0 || $spammed > 0 || $unspammed > 0 ) {
-		echo '<div id="moderated" class="updated fade"><p>';
+		echo '<div id="moderated" class="updated"><p>';
 
 		if ( $approved > 0 ) {
 			printf( _n( '%s comment approved', '%s comments approved', $approved ), $approved );
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
index bc435ebf3f..71a8de7781 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ require_once('admin-header.php');
 <div id="notice" class="error"><p><?php echo $notice ?></p></div>
 <?php endif; ?>
 <?php if ( $message ) : ?>
-<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><?php echo $message; ?></p></div>
+<div id="message" class="updated"><p><?php echo $message; ?></p></div>
 <?php endif; ?>
 <form name="post" action="post.php" method="post" id="post">
 <?php
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-link-categories.php b/wp-admin/edit-link-categories.php
index 90dcce6646..98acca864f 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-link-categories.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-link-categories.php
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ if ( isset($_GET['s']) && $_GET['s'] )
 </h2>
 
 <?php if ( isset($_GET['message']) && ( $msg = (int) $_GET['message'] ) ) : ?>
-<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><?php echo $messages[$msg]; ?></p></div>
+<div id="message" class="updated"><p><?php echo $messages[$msg]; ?></p></div>
 <?php $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = remove_query_arg(array('message'), $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);
 endif; ?>
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-link-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-link-form.php
index 7d0c3edc46..5b862ec998 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-link-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-link-form.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ require_once ('admin-header.php');
 <h2><?php echo esc_html( $title ); ?></h2>
 
 <?php if ( isset( $_GET['added'] ) ) : ?>
-<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><?php _e('Link added.'); ?></p></div>
+<div id="message" class="updated"><p><?php _e('Link added.'); ?></p></div>
 <?php endif; ?>
 
 <?php
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php
index d031db4aa7..99408e6af3 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-page-form.php
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ require_once('admin-header.php');
 <div id="notice" class="error"><p><?php echo $notice ?></p></div>
 <?php endif; ?>
 <?php if ( $message ) : ?>
-<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><?php echo $message; ?></p></div>
+<div id="message" class="updated"><p><?php echo $message; ?></p></div>
 <?php endif; ?>
 
 <?php wp_nonce_field($nonce_action); ?>
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-pages.php b/wp-admin/edit-pages.php
index afab95537b..57dc975f00 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-pages.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-pages.php
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ if ( isset($_GET['s']) && $_GET['s'] )
 </h2>
 
 <?php if ( isset($_GET['locked']) || isset($_GET['skipped']) || isset($_GET['updated']) || isset($_GET['deleted']) || isset($_GET['trashed']) || isset($_GET['untrashed']) ) { ?>
-<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p>
+<div id="message" class="updated"><p>
 <?php if ( isset($_GET['updated']) && (int) $_GET['updated'] ) {
 	printf( _n( '%s page updated.', '%s pages updated.', $_GET['updated'] ), number_format_i18n( $_GET['updated'] ) );
 	unset($_GET['updated']);
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = remove_query_arg( array('locked', 'skipped', 'updated'
 <?php } ?>
 
 <?php if ( isset($_GET['posted']) && $_GET['posted'] ) : $_GET['posted'] = (int) $_GET['posted']; ?>
-<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><strong><?php _e('Your page has been saved.'); ?></strong> <a href="<?php echo get_permalink( $_GET['posted'] ); ?>"><?php _e('View page'); ?></a> | <a href="<?php echo get_edit_post_link( $_GET['posted'] ); ?>"><?php _e('Edit page'); ?></a></p></div>
+<div id="message" class="updated"><p><strong><?php _e('Your page has been saved.'); ?></strong> <a href="<?php echo get_permalink( $_GET['posted'] ); ?>"><?php _e('View page'); ?></a> | <a href="<?php echo get_edit_post_link( $_GET['posted'] ); ?>"><?php _e('Edit page'); ?></a></p></div>
 <?php $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = remove_query_arg(array('posted'), $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);
 endif; ?>
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php b/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php
index 31f609423c..da8a3947c8 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-tag-form.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if ( !current_user_can('manage_categories') )
 	wp_die(__('You do not have sufficient permissions to edit tags for this blog.'));
 
 if ( empty($tag_ID) ) { ?>
-	<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><strong><?php _e('A tag was not selected for editing.'); ?></strong></p></div>
+	<div id="message" class="updated"><p><strong><?php _e('A tag was not selected for editing.'); ?></strong></p></div>
 <?php
 	return;
 }
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-tags.php b/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
index 44b7a8b82d..ef22aba199 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ if ( isset($_GET['s']) && $_GET['s'] )
 </h2>
 
 <?php if ( isset($_GET['message']) && ( $msg = (int) $_GET['message'] ) ) : ?>
-<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><?php echo $messages[$msg]; ?></p></div>
+<div id="message" class="updated"><p><?php echo $messages[$msg]; ?></p></div>
 <?php $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = remove_query_arg(array('message'), $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);
 endif; ?>
 <div id="ajax-response"></div>
diff --git a/wp-admin/edit.php b/wp-admin/edit.php
index dc0d3f2d44..e64cc9d905 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit.php
@@ -141,12 +141,12 @@ if ( isset($_GET['s']) && $_GET['s'] )
 
 <?php
 if ( isset($_GET['posted']) && $_GET['posted'] ) : $_GET['posted'] = (int) $_GET['posted']; ?>
-<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><strong><?php _e('Your post has been saved.'); ?></strong> <a href="<?php echo get_permalink( $_GET['posted'] ); ?>"><?php _e('View post'); ?></a> | <a href="<?php echo get_edit_post_link( $_GET['posted'] ); ?>"><?php _e('Edit post'); ?></a></p></div>
+<div id="message" class="updated"><p><strong><?php _e('Your post has been saved.'); ?></strong> <a href="<?php echo get_permalink( $_GET['posted'] ); ?>"><?php _e('View post'); ?></a> | <a href="<?php echo get_edit_post_link( $_GET['posted'] ); ?>"><?php _e('Edit post'); ?></a></p></div>
 <?php $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] = remove_query_arg(array('posted'), $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);
 endif; ?>
 
 <?php if ( isset($_GET['locked']) || isset($_GET['skipped']) || isset($_GET['updated']) || isset($_GET['deleted']) || isset($_GET['trashed']) || isset($_GET['untrashed']) ) { ?>
-<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p>
+<div id="message" class="updated"><p>
 <?php if ( isset($_GET['updated']) && (int) $_GET['updated'] ) {
 	printf( _n( '%s post updated.', '%s posts updated.', $_GET['updated'] ), number_format_i18n( $_GET['updated'] ) );
 	unset($_GET['updated']);
diff --git a/wp-admin/link-manager.php b/wp-admin/link-manager.php
index 87e32923e3..c39ca2f4fe 100644
--- a/wp-admin/link-manager.php
+++ b/wp-admin/link-manager.php
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ if ( isset($_GET['s']) && $_GET['s'] )
 
 <?php
 if ( isset($_GET['deleted']) ) {
-	echo '<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p>';
+	echo '<div id="message" class="updated"><p>';
 	$deleted = (int) $_GET['deleted'];
 	printf(_n('%s link deleted.', '%s links deleted', $deleted), $deleted);
 	echo '</p></div>';
diff --git a/wp-admin/media.php b/wp-admin/media.php
index 8fe1baaf27..8f7406b443 100644
--- a/wp-admin/media.php
+++ b/wp-admin/media.php
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ case 'edit' :
 		switch ( $_GET['message'] ) :
 		case 'updated' :
 			$message = __('Media attachment updated.');
-			$class = 'updated fade';
+			$class = 'updated';
 			break;
 		endswitch;
 	}
diff --git a/wp-admin/options-head.php b/wp-admin/options-head.php
index 14a177c3c4..702703998d 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options-head.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options-head.php
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ wp_reset_vars(array('action', 'standalone', 'option_group_id'));
 ?>
 
 <?php if (isset($_GET['updated'])) : ?>
-<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><strong><?php _e('Settings saved.') ?></strong></p></div>
+<div id="message" class="updated"><p><strong><?php _e('Settings saved.') ?></strong></p></div>
 <?php endif; ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/wp-admin/options-permalink.php b/wp-admin/options-permalink.php
index c4b71d55a5..c867436491 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options-permalink.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options-permalink.php
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ $wp_rewrite->flush_rules();
 ?>
 
 <?php if (isset($_POST['submit'])) : ?>
-<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><?php
+<div id="message" class="updated"><p><?php
 if ( $iis7_permalinks ) {
 	if ( $permalink_structure && ! $usingpi && ! $writable )
 		_e('You should update your web.config now');
diff --git a/wp-admin/options-reading.php b/wp-admin/options-reading.php
index d5bcdbfc3a..3f3aa062e2 100644
--- a/wp-admin/options-reading.php
+++ b/wp-admin/options-reading.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ include('admin-header.php');
 	<li><?php printf("<label for='page_for_posts'>".__('Posts page: %s')."</label>", wp_dropdown_pages("name=page_for_posts&echo=0&show_option_none=".__('- Select -')."&selected=" . get_option('page_for_posts'))); ?></li>
 </ul>
 <?php if ( 'page' == get_option('show_on_front') && get_option('page_for_posts') == get_option('page_on_front') ) : ?>
-<div id="front-page-warning" class="updated fade-ff0000">
+<div id="front-page-warning" class="updated">
 	<p>
 		<?php _e('<strong>Warning:</strong> these pages should not be the same!'); ?>
 	</p>
diff --git a/wp-admin/plugin-editor.php b/wp-admin/plugin-editor.php
index 05aa02a872..e62c0815a8 100644
--- a/wp-admin/plugin-editor.php
+++ b/wp-admin/plugin-editor.php
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ default:
 
 	?>
 <?php if (isset($_GET['a'])) : ?>
- <div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><?php _e('File edited successfully.') ?></p></div>
+ <div id="message" class="updated"><p><?php _e('File edited successfully.') ?></p></div>
 <?php elseif (isset($_GET['phperror'])) : ?>
- <div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><?php _e('This plugin has been deactivated because your changes resulted in a <strong>fatal error</strong>.') ?></p>
+ <div id="message" class="updated"><p><?php _e('This plugin has been deactivated because your changes resulted in a <strong>fatal error</strong>.') ?></p>
 	<?php
 		if ( wp_verify_nonce($_GET['_error_nonce'], 'plugin-activation-error_' . $file) ) { ?>
 	<iframe style="border:0" width="100%" height="70px" src="<?php bloginfo('wpurl'); ?>/wp-admin/plugins.php?action=error_scrape&amp;plugin=<?php echo esc_attr($file); ?>&amp;_wpnonce=<?php echo esc_attr($_GET['_error_nonce']); ?>"></iframe>
diff --git a/wp-admin/plugins.php b/wp-admin/plugins.php
index 48530eddce..22ce380b3a 100644
--- a/wp-admin/plugins.php
+++ b/wp-admin/plugins.php
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ if ( !empty($invalid) )
 ?>
 
 <?php if ( isset($_GET['error']) ) : ?>
-	<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><?php _e('Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a <strong>fatal error</strong>.') ?></p>
+	<div id="message" class="updated"><p><?php _e('Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a <strong>fatal error</strong>.') ?></p>
 	<?php
 		if ( wp_verify_nonce($_GET['_error_nonce'], 'plugin-activation-error_' . $plugin) ) { ?>
 	<iframe style="border:0" width="100%" height="70px" src="<?php echo admin_url('plugins.php?action=error_scrape&amp;plugin=' . esc_attr($plugin) . '&amp;_wpnonce=' . esc_attr($_GET['_error_nonce'])); ?>"></iframe>
@@ -259,18 +259,18 @@ if ( !empty($invalid) )
 		delete_transient('plugins_delete_result'); //Delete it once we're done.
 
 		if ( is_wp_error($delete_result) ) : ?>
-		<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><?php printf( __('Plugin could not be deleted due to an error: %s'), $delete_result->get_error_message() ); ?></p></div>
+		<div id="message" class="updated"><p><?php printf( __('Plugin could not be deleted due to an error: %s'), $delete_result->get_error_message() ); ?></p></div>
 		<?php else : ?>
-		<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><?php _e('The selected plugins have been <strong>deleted</strong>.'); ?></p></div>
+		<div id="message" class="updated"><p><?php _e('The selected plugins have been <strong>deleted</strong>.'); ?></p></div>
 		<?php endif; ?>
 <?php elseif ( isset($_GET['activate']) ) : ?>
-	<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><?php _e('Plugin <strong>activated</strong>.') ?></p></div>
+	<div id="message" class="updated"><p><?php _e('Plugin <strong>activated</strong>.') ?></p></div>
 <?php elseif (isset($_GET['activate-multi'])) : ?>
-	<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><?php _e('Selected plugins <strong>activated</strong>.'); ?></p></div>
+	<div id="message" class="updated"><p><?php _e('Selected plugins <strong>activated</strong>.'); ?></p></div>
 <?php elseif ( isset($_GET['deactivate']) ) : ?>
-	<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><?php _e('Plugin <strong>deactivated</strong>.') ?></p></div>
+	<div id="message" class="updated"><p><?php _e('Plugin <strong>deactivated</strong>.') ?></p></div>
 <?php elseif (isset($_GET['deactivate-multi'])) : ?>
-	<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><?php _e('Selected plugins <strong>deactivated</strong>.'); ?></p></div>
+	<div id="message" class="updated"><p><?php _e('Selected plugins <strong>deactivated</strong>.'); ?></p></div>
 <?php endif; ?>
 
 <div class="wrap">
diff --git a/wp-admin/press-this.php b/wp-admin/press-this.php
index 4eda788c5c..0a1f37b24a 100644
--- a/wp-admin/press-this.php
+++ b/wp-admin/press-this.php
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ var photostorage = false;
 	</div>
 	<div class="posting">
 		<?php if ( isset($posted) && intval($posted) ) { $post_ID = intval($posted); ?>
-		<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><strong><?php _e('Your post has been saved.'); ?></strong> <a onclick="window.opener.location.replace(this.href); window.close();" href="<?php echo get_permalink( $post_ID); ?>"><?php _e('View post'); ?></a> | <a href="<?php echo get_edit_post_link( $post_ID ); ?>" onclick="window.opener.location.replace(this.href); window.close();"><?php _e('Edit post'); ?></a> | <a href="#" onclick="window.close();"><?php _e('Close Window'); ?></a></p></div>
+		<div id="message" class="updated"><p><strong><?php _e('Your post has been saved.'); ?></strong> <a onclick="window.opener.location.replace(this.href); window.close();" href="<?php echo get_permalink( $post_ID); ?>"><?php _e('View post'); ?></a> | <a href="<?php echo get_edit_post_link( $post_ID ); ?>" onclick="window.opener.location.replace(this.href); window.close();"><?php _e('Edit post'); ?></a> | <a href="#" onclick="window.close();"><?php _e('Close Window'); ?></a></p></div>
 		<?php } ?>
 
 		<div id="titlediv">
diff --git a/wp-admin/theme-editor.php b/wp-admin/theme-editor.php
index 22df8b2b28..afa3885b23 100644
--- a/wp-admin/theme-editor.php
+++ b/wp-admin/theme-editor.php
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ default:
 
 	?>
 <?php if (isset($_GET['a'])) : ?>
- <div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><?php _e('File edited successfully.') ?></p></div>
+ <div id="message" class="updated"><p><?php _e('File edited successfully.') ?></p></div>
 <?php endif;
 
 $description = get_file_description($file);
diff --git a/wp-admin/themes.php b/wp-admin/themes.php
index c5fd70c660..6d000fd9d7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/themes.php
+++ b/wp-admin/themes.php
@@ -46,15 +46,15 @@ require_once('admin-header.php');
 ?>
 
 <?php if ( ! validate_current_theme() ) : ?>
-<div id="message1" class="updated fade"><p><?php _e('The active theme is broken.  Reverting to the default theme.'); ?></p></div>
+<div id="message1" class="updated"><p><?php _e('The active theme is broken.  Reverting to the default theme.'); ?></p></div>
 <?php elseif ( isset($_GET['activated']) ) :
 		if ( isset($wp_registered_sidebars) && count( (array) $wp_registered_sidebars ) ) { ?>
-<div id="message2" class="updated fade"><p><?php printf(__('New theme activated. This theme supports widgets, please visit the <a href="%s">widgets settings page</a> to configure them.'), admin_url('widgets.php') ); ?></p></div><?php
+<div id="message2" class="updated"><p><?php printf(__('New theme activated. This theme supports widgets, please visit the <a href="%s">widgets settings page</a> to configure them.'), admin_url('widgets.php') ); ?></p></div><?php
 		} else { ?>
-<div id="message2" class="updated fade"><p><?php printf(__('New theme activated. <a href="%s">Visit site</a>'), get_bloginfo('url') . '/'); ?></p></div><?php
+<div id="message2" class="updated"><p><?php printf(__('New theme activated. <a href="%s">Visit site</a>'), get_bloginfo('url') . '/'); ?></p></div><?php
 		}
 	elseif ( isset($_GET['deleted']) ) : ?>
-<div id="message3" class="updated fade"><p><?php _e('Theme deleted.') ?></p></div>
+<div id="message3" class="updated"><p><?php _e('Theme deleted.') ?></p></div>
 <?php endif; ?>
 
 <?php
diff --git a/wp-admin/update-core.php b/wp-admin/update-core.php
index 672e827157..a21b2d935d 100644
--- a/wp-admin/update-core.php
+++ b/wp-admin/update-core.php
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ function core_upgrade_preamble() {
 		_e('You have the latest version of WordPress. You do not need to upgrade');
 		echo '</h3>';
 	} else {
-		echo '<div class="updated fade"><p>';
+		echo '<div class="updated"><p>';
 		_e('<strong>Important:</strong> before upgrading, please <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Backups">backup your database and files</a>.');
 		echo '</p></div>';
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/upload.php b/wp-admin/upload.php
index 2b891e1363..f0c9635c37 100644
--- a/wp-admin/upload.php
+++ b/wp-admin/upload.php
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ if ( isset($_GET['message']) && (int) $_GET['message'] ) {
 }
 
 if ( !empty($message) ) { ?>
-<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><?php echo $message; ?></p></div>
+<div id="message" class="updated"><p><?php echo $message; ?></p></div>
 <?php } ?>
 
 <ul class="subsubsub">
diff --git a/wp-admin/user-edit.php b/wp-admin/user-edit.php
index b3ecb63ada..f28e59aa3d 100644
--- a/wp-admin/user-edit.php
+++ b/wp-admin/user-edit.php
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ include ('admin-header.php');
 ?>
 
 <?php if ( isset($_GET['updated']) ) : ?>
-<div id="message" class="updated fade">
+<div id="message" class="updated">
 	<p><strong><?php _e('User updated.') ?></strong></p>
 	<?php if ( $wp_http_referer && !IS_PROFILE_PAGE ) : ?>
 	<p><a href="users.php"><?php _e('&larr; Back to Authors and Users'); ?></a></p>
diff --git a/wp-admin/users.php b/wp-admin/users.php
index d11ee53d94..1c7f84ce5e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/users.php
+++ b/wp-admin/users.php
@@ -202,21 +202,21 @@ default:
 		case 'del':
 		case 'del_many':
 			$delete_count = isset($_GET['delete_count']) ? (int) $_GET['delete_count'] : 0;
-			$messages[] = '<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p>' . sprintf(_n('%s user deleted', '%s users deleted', $delete_count), $delete_count) . '</p></div>';
+			$messages[] = '<div id="message" class="updated"><p>' . sprintf(_n('%s user deleted', '%s users deleted', $delete_count), $delete_count) . '</p></div>';
 			break;
 		case 'add':
-			$messages[] = '<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p>' . __('New user created.') . '</p></div>';
+			$messages[] = '<div id="message" class="updated"><p>' . __('New user created.') . '</p></div>';
 			break;
 		case 'promote':
-			$messages[] = '<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p>' . __('Changed roles.') . '</p></div>';
+			$messages[] = '<div id="message" class="updated"><p>' . __('Changed roles.') . '</p></div>';
 			break;
 		case 'err_admin_role':
 			$messages[] = '<div id="message" class="error"><p>' . __('The current user&#8217;s role must have user editing capabilities.') . '</p></div>';
-			$messages[] = '<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p>' . __('Other user roles have been changed.') . '</p></div>';
+			$messages[] = '<div id="message" class="updated"><p>' . __('Other user roles have been changed.') . '</p></div>';
 			break;
 		case 'err_admin_del':
 			$messages[] = '<div id="message" class="error"><p>' . __('You can&#8217;t delete the current user.') . '</p></div>';
-			$messages[] = '<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p>' . __('Other users have been deleted.') . '</p></div>';
+			$messages[] = '<div id="message" class="updated"><p>' . __('Other users have been deleted.') . '</p></div>';
 			break;
 		}
 	endif; ?>
diff --git a/wp-admin/widgets.php b/wp-admin/widgets.php
index e28f46ae97..0ab739b367 100644
--- a/wp-admin/widgets.php
+++ b/wp-admin/widgets.php
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ require_once( 'admin-header.php' ); ?>
 <h2><?php echo esc_html( $title ); ?></h2>
 
 <?php if ( isset($_GET['message']) && isset($messages[$_GET['message']]) ) { ?>
-<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><?php echo $messages[$_GET['message']]; ?></p></div>
+<div id="message" class="updated"><p><?php echo $messages[$_GET['message']]; ?></p></div>
 <?php } ?>
 <?php if ( isset($_GET['error']) && isset($errors[$_GET['error']]) ) { ?>
 <div id="message" class="error"><p><?php echo $errors[$_GET['error']]; ?></p></div>
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/default/functions.php b/wp-content/themes/default/functions.php
index 072ab66272..ec727c8a28 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/default/functions.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/default/functions.php
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ function kubrick_theme_page_head() {
 }
 
 function kubrick_theme_page() {
-	if ( isset( $_REQUEST['saved'] ) ) echo '<div id="message" class="updated fade"><p><strong>'.__('Options saved.').'</strong></p></div>';
+	if ( isset( $_REQUEST['saved'] ) ) echo '<div id="message" class="updated"><p><strong>'.__('Options saved.').'</strong></p></div>';
 ?>
 <div class='wrap'>
 	<h2><?php _e('Customize Header'); ?></h2>