diff --git a/app/webroot/css/cake.generic.css b/app/webroot/css/cake.generic.css
index 61aadff21..1def50aa7 100644
--- a/app/webroot/css/cake.generic.css
+++ b/app/webroot/css/cake.generic.css
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ div.actions h3 {
 
 /** Tables **/
 table {
-	background: #fff;
 	border-right:0;
 	clear: both;
 	color: #333;
@@ -153,16 +152,12 @@ th a.desc:after {
 	content: ' ⇡';
 }
 table tr td {
-	background: #fff;
 	padding: 6px;
 	text-align: left;
 	vertical-align: top;
 	border-bottom:1px solid #ddd;
 }
-table tr:nth-child(2n) td {
-	background: #f5f5f5;
-}
-table .altrow td {
+table tr:nth-child(even) {
 	background: #f5f5f5;
 }
 td.actions {
@@ -208,9 +203,11 @@ dl {
 	margin: 0em 0em;
 	width: 60%;
 }
-dl .altrow {
+dl dd:nth-child(4n+2),
+dl dt:nth-child(4n+1) {
 	background: #f4f4f4;
 }
+
 dt {
 	font-weight: bold;
 	padding-left: 4px;
diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/Scaffolds/index.ctp b/lib/Cake/View/Scaffolds/index.ctp
index 871559059..c9c3a084e 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/Scaffolds/index.ctp
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/Scaffolds/index.ctp
@@ -28,11 +28,7 @@
 <?php
 $i = 0;
 foreach (${$pluralVar} as ${$singularVar}):
-	$class = null;
-	if ($i++ % 2 == 0) {
-		$class = ' class="altrow"';
-	}
-	echo "<tr{$class}>";
+	echo "<tr>";
 		foreach ($scaffoldFields as $_field) {
 			$isKey = false;
 			if (!empty($associations['belongsTo'])) {
@@ -93,4 +89,4 @@ endforeach;
 		}
 ?>
 	</ul>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
diff --git a/lib/Cake/View/Scaffolds/view.ctp b/lib/Cake/View/Scaffolds/view.ctp
index 63fdad3d6..d18e70661 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/View/Scaffolds/view.ctp
+++ b/lib/Cake/View/Scaffolds/view.ctp
@@ -22,24 +22,20 @@
 <?php
 $i = 0;
 foreach ($scaffoldFields as $_field) {
-	$class = null;
-	if ($i++ % 2 == 0) {
-		$class = ' class="altrow"';
-	}
 	$isKey = false;
 	if (!empty($associations['belongsTo'])) {
 		foreach ($associations['belongsTo'] as $_alias => $_details) {
 			if ($_field === $_details['foreignKey']) {
 				$isKey = true;
-				echo "\t\t<dt{$class}>" . Inflector::humanize($_alias) . "</dt>\n";
-				echo "\t\t<dd{$class}>\n\t\t\t" . $this->Html->link(${$singularVar}[$_alias][$_details['displayField']], array('controller' => $_details['controller'], 'action' => 'view', ${$singularVar}[$_alias][$_details['primaryKey']])) . "\n\t\t&nbsp;</dd>\n";
+				echo "\t\t<dt>" . Inflector::humanize($_alias) . "</dt>\n";
+				echo "\t\t<dd>\n\t\t\t" . $this->Html->link(${$singularVar}[$_alias][$_details['displayField']], array('controller' => $_details['controller'], 'action' => 'view', ${$singularVar}[$_alias][$_details['primaryKey']])) . "\n\t\t&nbsp;</dd>\n";
 				break;
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	if ($isKey !== true) {
-		echo "\t\t<dt{$class}>" . Inflector::humanize($_field) . "</dt>\n";
-		echo "\t\t<dd{$class}>" . h(${$singularVar}[$modelClass][$_field]) . "&nbsp;</dd>\n";
+		echo "\t\t<dt>" . Inflector::humanize($_field) . "</dt>\n";
+		echo "\t\t<dd>" . h(${$singularVar}[$modelClass][$_field]) . "&nbsp;</dd>\n";
 	}
 }
 ?>
@@ -78,12 +74,8 @@ foreach ($associations['hasOne'] as $_alias => $_details): ?>
 		$i = 0;
 		$otherFields = array_keys(${$singularVar}[$_alias]);
 		foreach ($otherFields as $_field) {
-			$class = null;
-			if ($i++ % 2 == 0) {
-				$class = ' class="altrow"';
-			}
-			echo "\t\t<dt{$class}>" . Inflector::humanize($_field) . "</dt>\n";
-			echo "\t\t<dd{$class}>\n\t" . ${$singularVar}[$_alias][$_field] . "\n&nbsp;</dd>\n";
+			echo "\t\t<dt>" . Inflector::humanize($_field) . "</dt>\n";
+			echo "\t\t<dd>\n\t" . ${$singularVar}[$_alias][$_field] . "\n&nbsp;</dd>\n";
 		}
 ?>
 	</dl>
@@ -129,11 +121,7 @@ $otherSingularVar = Inflector::variable($_alias);
 <?php
 		$i = 0;
 		foreach (${$singularVar}[$_alias] as ${$otherSingularVar}):
-			$class = null;
-			if ($i++ % 2 == 0) {
-				$class = ' class="altrow"';
-			}
-			echo "\t\t<tr{$class}>\n";
+			echo "\t\t<tr>\n";
 
 			foreach ($otherFields as $_field) {
 				echo "\t\t\t<td>" . ${$otherSingularVar}[$_field] . "</td>\n";
@@ -155,4 +143,4 @@ $otherSingularVar = Inflector::variable($_alias);
 		</ul>
 	</div>
 </div>
-<?php endforeach;?>
\ No newline at end of file
+<?php endforeach;?>