diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/communications/CVTTopComponent.form b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/communications/CVTTopComponent.form
index 524529e9bd..0463a92715 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/communications/CVTTopComponent.form
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/communications/CVTTopComponent.form
@@ -111,11 +111,6 @@
     </Container>
     <Component class="org.sleuthkit.autopsy.communications.FiltersPanel" name="filtersPane">
       <Properties>
-        <Property name="border" type="javax.swing.border.Border" editor="org.netbeans.modules.form.editors2.BorderEditor">
-          <Border info="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.border.EtchedBorderInfo">
-            <EtchetBorder/>
-          </Border>
-        </Property>
         <Property name="minimumSize" type="java.awt.Dimension" editor="org.netbeans.beaninfo.editors.DimensionEditor">
           <Dimension value="[256, 495]"/>
         </Property>
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/communications/CVTTopComponent.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/communications/CVTTopComponent.java
index 0618cb7fc4..b5c26bb1a2 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/communications/CVTTopComponent.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/communications/CVTTopComponent.java
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ public final class CVTTopComponent extends TopComponent implements ExplorerManag
 
         splitPane.setLeftComponent(BrowseVisualizeTabPane);
 
-        filtersPane.setBorder(javax.swing.BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder());
         filtersPane.setMinimumSize(new java.awt.Dimension(256, 495));
 
         javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(this);