diff --git a/mediagoblin/static/css/base.css b/mediagoblin/static/css/base.css
index c26e11af..12d88ffa 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/static/css/base.css
+++ b/mediagoblin/static/css/base.css
@@ -300,15 +300,11 @@ img.media_icon{
   border-color: #2c2c2c #232323 #1a1a1a;
   border-radius: 4px;
   text-decoration: none;
-  padding: 8px 0px 14px;
-  font-size: 2em;
+  padding: 12px 0 16px;
+  font-size: 1.4em;
   margin: 0 0 20px
 }
 
-p.navigation_button{
-  color: #272727;
-}
-
 .navigation_left{
   margin-right: 6px;
 }
diff --git a/mediagoblin/static/images/navigation_end.png b/mediagoblin/static/images/navigation_end.png
deleted file mode 100644
index b2f27296..00000000
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diff --git a/mediagoblin/static/images/navigation_left.png b/mediagoblin/static/images/navigation_left.png
deleted file mode 100644
index d1645120..00000000
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diff --git a/mediagoblin/static/images/navigation_right.png b/mediagoblin/static/images/navigation_right.png
deleted file mode 100644
index d4caa7b8..00000000
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diff --git a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/utils/prev_next.html b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/utils/prev_next.html
index 75903076..3363891b 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/utils/prev_next.html
+++ b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/utils/prev_next.html
@@ -25,23 +25,23 @@
     {# There are no previous entries for the very first media entry #}
     {% if prev_entry_url %}
       <a class="navigation_button navigation_left" href="{{ prev_entry_url }}">
-        <img src="{{ request.staticdirect('/images/navigation_left.png') }}" alt="Previous image" />
+        &larr; newer
       </a>
     {% else %}
       {# This is the first entry. display greyed-out 'previous' image #}
       <p class="navigation_button navigation_left">
-        <img src="{{ request.staticdirect('/images/navigation_end.png') }}" alt="No previous images" />
+        &larr; newer
       </p>
     {% endif %}
     {# Likewise, this could be the very last media entry #}
     {% if next_entry_url %}
       <a class="navigation_button" href="{{ next_entry_url }}">
-        <img src="{{ request.staticdirect('/images/navigation_right.png') }}" alt="Next image" />
+        older &rarr;
       </a>
     {% else %}
       {# This is the last entry. display greyed-out 'next' image #}
       <p class="navigation_button">
-        <img src="{{ request.staticdirect('/images/navigation_end.png') }}" alt="No following images" />
+        older &rarr;
       </p>
     {% endif %}
   </div>