diff --git a/resources/celerity/map.php b/resources/celerity/map.php
--- a/resources/celerity/map.php
+++ b/resources/celerity/map.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   'names' => array(
     'conpherence.pkg.css' => '0e3cf785',
     'conpherence.pkg.js' => '020aebcf',
-    'core.pkg.css' => 'bb377509',
+    'core.pkg.css' => '6590cb9f',
     'core.pkg.js' => '66c49ca1',
     'dark-console.pkg.js' => '187792c2',
     'differential.pkg.css' => '609e63d4',
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
     'rsrc/css/phui/phui-spacing.css' => 'b05cadc3',
     'rsrc/css/phui/phui-status.css' => '293b5dad',
     'rsrc/css/phui/phui-tag-view.css' => 'fb811341',
-    'rsrc/css/phui/phui-timeline-view.css' => '2d32d7a9',
+    'rsrc/css/phui/phui-timeline-view.css' => 'cc554a79',
     'rsrc/css/phui/phui-two-column-view.css' => 'f96d319f',
     'rsrc/css/phui/workboards/phui-workboard-color.css' => '3a1c21ff',
     'rsrc/css/phui/workboards/phui-workboard.css' => '74fc9d98',
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@
     'phui-status-list-view-css' => '293b5dad',
     'phui-tag-view-css' => 'fb811341',
     'phui-theme-css' => '35883b37',
-    'phui-timeline-view-css' => '2d32d7a9',
+    'phui-timeline-view-css' => 'cc554a79',
     'phui-two-column-view-css' => 'f96d319f',
     'phui-workboard-color-css' => '3a1c21ff',
     'phui-workboard-view-css' => '74fc9d98',
diff --git a/src/applications/transactions/storage/PhabricatorApplicationTransaction.php b/src/applications/transactions/storage/PhabricatorApplicationTransaction.php
--- a/src/applications/transactions/storage/PhabricatorApplicationTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/transactions/storage/PhabricatorApplicationTransaction.php
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@
       case PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_COMMENT;
         $comment = $this->getComment();
         if ($comment && $comment->getIsRemoved()) {
-          return 'black';
+          return 'grey';
         }
         break;
       case PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_EDGE:
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/css/phui/phui-timeline-view.css b/webroot/rsrc/css/phui/phui-timeline-view.css
--- a/webroot/rsrc/css/phui/phui-timeline-view.css
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/css/phui/phui-timeline-view.css
@@ -189,9 +189,29 @@
   overflow-x: auto;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Start Customization for removed comments
+ * https://we.phorge.it/T15192
+ */
+
 .phui-timeline-core-content .comment-deleted {
   font-style: italic;
 }
+.phui-timeline-shell-removed .phui-timeline-image {
+  opacity: 0.5;
+}
+.phui-timeline-shell-removed,
+.phui-timeline-shell-removed a,
+.phui-timeline-shell-removed .phui-timeline-title {
+  color:#888; /* grey */
+}
+.phui-timeline-shell-removed
+  .phui-timeline-major-event
+    .phui-timeline-content .phui-timeline-core-content {
+      padding:4px 16px; /* reduce vertical space from 16px */
+}
+
+/* End Customization for removed comments */
 
 .device .phui-timeline-event-view {
   min-height: 23px;