diff --git a/menu.c b/menu.c
index c1f3b211..871a8eb9 100644
--- a/menu.c
+++ b/menu.c
@@ -453,7 +453,6 @@ menu_set_style(struct client *c, struct grid_cell *gc, const char *style,
 			gc->bg = sytmp.gc.bg;
 		}
 	}
-	gc->attr = 0;
 }
 
 struct menu_data *
diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
index d369ff4c..fe31bf4a 100644
--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -4476,21 +4476,18 @@ See the
 .Sx STYLES
 section on how to specify
 .Ar style .
-Attributes are ignored.
 .It Ic menu-selected-style Ar style
 Set the selected menu item style.
 See the
 .Sx STYLES
 section on how to specify
 .Ar style .
-Attributes are ignored.
 .It Ic menu-border-style Ar style
 Set the menu border style.
 See the
 .Sx STYLES
 section on how to specify
 .Ar style .
-Attributes are ignored.
 .It Ic menu-border-lines Ar type
 Set the type of characters used for drawing menu borders.
 See