diff --git a/src/components/checkboxes/_checkbox.scss b/src/components/checkboxes/_checkbox.scss
index d15673774d..8b806da55f 100644
--- a/src/components/checkboxes/_checkbox.scss
+++ b/src/components/checkboxes/_checkbox.scss
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ $checkbox-padding: 11px;
 
       &:checked,
       &:focus {
-        background-color: initial;
 
         & + .ons-checkbox__label::before {
           background: none;
@@ -123,7 +122,6 @@ $checkbox-padding: 11px;
 
       &:checked,
       &:focus {
-        background-color: initial;
 
         & + .ons-checkbox__label::before {
           background: none;