diff --git a/core/css/fixes.css b/core/css/fixes.css
index e5dbeb137a..7ef44ba690 100644
--- a/core/css/fixes.css
+++ b/core/css/fixes.css
@@ -115,8 +115,3 @@ select {
 	line-height: 38px;
 }
 
-.lte8 input[type="checkbox"] + label:before { background-image: url('../img/actions/checkbox.png'); }
-.lte8 input[type="checkbox"].white + label:before { background-image: url('../img/actions/checkbox-white.png'); }
-.lte8 input[type="checkbox"]:checked + label:before { background-image: url('../img/actions/checkbox-checked.png'); }
-.lte8 input[type="checkbox"].white:checked + label:before { background-image: url('../img/actions/checkbox-checked-white.png'); }
-
diff --git a/core/css/styles.css b/core/css/styles.css
index aefc0ff755..ad9d03f587 100644
--- a/core/css/styles.css
+++ b/core/css/styles.css
@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@ textarea:hover, textarea:focus, textarea:active {
 	-ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=100)";
 	opacity: 1;
 }
-input[type="checkbox"] {
+
+/* ie8 doesn't support :checked */
+html:not(.ie8) input[type="checkbox"].checkbox {
 	margin:0;
 	padding:0;
 	height:auto;
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ input[type="checkbox"] {
 	display: none;
 }
 
-input[type="checkbox"] + label:before {
+html:not(.ie8) input[type="checkbox"].checkbox + label:before {
 	content: "";
 	display: inline-block;
 
@@ -174,27 +176,27 @@ input[type="checkbox"] + label:before {
 	width: 20px;
 	vertical-align: middle;
 
-	background: url('../img/actions/checkbox.svg') left center no-repeat;
+	background: url('../img/actions/checkbox.svg') left top no-repeat;
 	opacity: 0.7;
 }
 
-input[type="checkbox"]:disabled +label:before { opacity: .6; }
+html:not(.ie8) input[type="checkbox"].checkbox:disabled +label:before { opacity: .6; }
 
-input[type="checkbox"].u-left +label:before { float: left; }
+html:not(.ie8) input[type="checkbox"].checkbox.u-left +label:before { float: left; }
 
-input[type="checkbox"].white + label:before {
+html:not(.ie8) input[type="checkbox"].checkbox.white + label:before {
 	background-image: url('../img/actions/checkbox-white.svg');
 }
 
-input[type="checkbox"]:checked + label:before {
+html:not(.ie8) input[type="checkbox"].checkbox:checked + label:before {
 	background-image: url('../img/actions/checkbox-checked.svg');
 }
 
-input[type="checkbox"].white:checked + label:before {
+html:not(.ie8) input[type="checkbox"].checkbox.white:checked + label:before {
 	background-image: url('../img/actions/checkbox-checked-white.svg');
 }
 
-input[type="checkbox"]:hover+label:before, input[type="checkbox"]:focus+label:before {
+html:not(.ie8) input[type="checkbox"].checkbox:hover+label:before, input[type="checkbox"]:focus+label:before {
 	color:#111 !important;
 }