diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.selectmenu.js b/ui/jquery.ui.selectmenu.js
index d23d7eb81..f9ece9c02 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.selectmenu.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.selectmenu.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ $.widget( "ui.selectmenu", {
 
 		// Create button
 		this.button = $( "<span>", {
-			"class": "ui-selectmenu-button ui-widget ui-state-default ui-corner-all ui-front",
+			"class": "ui-selectmenu-button ui-widget ui-state-default ui-corner-all",
 			tabindex: tabindex || this.options.disabled ? -1 : 0,
 			id: this.ids.button,
 			width: this.element.outerWidth(),