remove css hover style

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I have mark up that toggles the hover css style using this rule. When there's a checkbox inside the panel I want to remove the background image style. Is this possible? I've tried the following although it fails.CSS:\[code\] .StaffMode .day ul li.standard a:hover table { background:url("test.png"); }\[/code\]JS:\[code\] $("li.test table li").hover( function () { if($(this).children(':checked')) { alert('need to remove the background image style'); // shows as expected $(this).children('a').removeClass('hover'); // this doesnt work? } } );\[/code\]