diff --git a/themes/pmahomme/css/theme_left.css.php b/themes/pmahomme/css/theme_left.css.php
index e6b586c08b..65df2081f1 100644
--- a/themes/pmahomme/css/theme_left.css.php
+++ b/themes/pmahomme/css/theme_left.css.php
@@ -12,12 +12,10 @@ if (!defined('PMA_MINIMUM_COMMON')) {
     exit();
 }
 
-function PMA_ieFilter($start_color, $end_color)
-{
-    return PMA_USR_BROWSER_AGENT == 'IE' && PMA_USR_BROWSER_VER >= 6 && PMA_USR_BROWSER_VER <= 8
-        ? 'filter:  progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr="' . $start_color . '", endColorstr="' . $end_color . '");'
-        : '';
-}
+/**
+ * Theme helpers.
+ */
+require 'libraries/theme.lib.php';
 ?>
 /******************************************************************************/
 /* general tags */
@@ -247,12 +245,7 @@ div#left_tableList li {
 #newtable a {
     display: block;
     padding: 1px;
-    background-image: url(./themes/svg_gradient.php?from=ffffff&to=cccccc);
-    background-size: 100% 100%;
-    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#ffffff), to(#cccccc));
-    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #ffffff,  #cccccc);
-    background: -o-linear-gradient(top,  #ffffff,  #cccccc);
-    <?php echo PMA_ieFilter('#ffffff', '#cccccc'); ?>
+    <?php echo PMA_css_gradient('ffffff', 'cccccc'); ?>
     border: 1px solid #aaa;
     -moz-border-radius: 20px;
     -webkit-border-radius: 20px;
@@ -264,12 +257,7 @@ div#left_tableList li {
 }
 
 #newtable a:hover {
-    background-image: url(./themes/svg_gradient.php?from=cccccc&to=dddddd);
-    background-size: 100% 100%;
-    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#cccccc), to(#dddddd)) !important;
-    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,  #cccccc,  #dddddd) !important;
-    background: -o-linear-gradient(top,  #cccccc,  #dddddd) !important;
-    <?php echo PMA_ieFilter('#cccccc', '#dddddd'); ?>
+    <?php echo PMA_css_gradient('cccccc', 'dddddd'); ?>
 }
 
 #newtable li a:hover {