diff --git a/src/components/tab_switcher/tab_switcher.scss b/src/components/tab_switcher/tab_switcher.scss
index 0ed614b7..575d41e1 100644
--- a/src/components/tab_switcher/tab_switcher.scss
+++ b/src/components/tab_switcher/tab_switcher.scss
@@ -166,13 +166,6 @@
     position: relative;
     white-space: nowrap;
     padding: 6px 1em;
-    background-color: $fallback--fg;
-    background-color: var(--tab, $fallback--fg);
-
-    &, &:active .tab-icon {
-      color: $fallback--text;
-      color: var(--tabText, $fallback--text);
-    }
 
     &:not(.active) {
       z-index: 4;