diff --git a/userChrome.css b/userChrome.css
index 21003af..47e4a16 100644
--- a/userChrome.css
+++ b/userChrome.css
@@ -91,6 +91,21 @@
 	display: none !important;
 }
 
+/*? remove search menu dropdown */
+#urlbar-searchmode-switcher {
+    padding-right: 0 !important;
+    background-color: transparent !important;
+}
+#urlbar-searchmode-switcher > * {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+#searchmode-switcher-chicklet {
+    margin-left: -6px !important;
+    padding-left: 12px !important;
+    border-radius: var(--toolbarbutton-border-radius);
+}
+
 /*? slim scrollbars everywhear!!!! */
 * {
 	scrollbar-width: thin !important;
@@ -332,7 +347,7 @@
 	background: var(--toolbar-field-background-color) !important;
 	border: 1px solid var(--toolbar-field-border-color) !important;
 }
-#urlbar-background {
+.urlbar-background {
 	border-radius: var(--shimmer-urlbar-rounding) !important;
 	transition: all 0.1s linear !important;
 }
@@ -1225,4 +1240,4 @@ treecol {
 /* review:	todo, change, fix */
 /*TODO some of the usual buttons that appear on the right-click context menu are hidden. right now you can change them at the top of `userChrome.css`. i will maybe later introduce `about:config` variables for easier customization */
 /*TODO autoscroller styles */
-/*TODO pointer events on urlbar*/
\ No newline at end of file
+/*TODO pointer events on urlbar*/