diff --git a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_images.scss b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_images.scss
index c71e4346..b92ec6bd 100644
--- a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_images.scss
+++ b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_images.scss
@@ -83,10 +83,7 @@
 @mixin filter-gradient($start-color, $end-color, $orientation: vertical) {
   @include has-layout;
   $gradient-type: if($orientation == vertical, 0, 1);
-  @if $legacy-support-for-ie8 {
-    -ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(gradientType=#{$gradient-type}, startColorstr='#{ie-hex-str($start-color)}', endColorstr='#{ie-hex-str($end-color)}')";
-  }
-  @if $legacy-support-for-ie6 or $legacy-support-for-ie7 {
+  @if $legacy-support-for-ie6 or $legacy-support-for-ie7 or $legacy-support-for-ie8 {
     filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(gradientType=#{$gradient-type}, startColorstr='#{ie-hex-str($start-color)}', endColorstr='#{ie-hex-str($end-color)}');
   }
 }
diff --git a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_opacity.scss b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_opacity.scss
index 1cf0a538..fc497ffe 100644
--- a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_opacity.scss
+++ b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_opacity.scss
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@
 //         A number between 0 and 1, where 0 is transparent and 1 is opaque.
 
 @mixin opacity($opacity) {
-  @if $legacy-support-for-ie8 {
-    -ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=#{round($opacity * 100)})";
-  }
-  @if $legacy-support-for-ie6 or $legacy-support-for-ie7 {
+  @if $legacy-support-for-ie6 or $legacy-support-for-ie7 or $legacy-support-for-ie8 {
     filter: unquote("progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=#{round($opacity * 100)})");
   }
   opacity: $opacity;