diff --git a/scripts/apps/authoring/styles/authoring.scss b/scripts/apps/authoring/styles/authoring.scss
index 62fa2a3795..c579f16485 100644
--- a/scripts/apps/authoring/styles/authoring.scss
+++ b/scripts/apps/authoring/styles/authoring.scss
@@ -956,9 +956,6 @@ $authoring-toolbar-spacing: 10px;
             margin-bottom: 1px;
             box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
             z-index: 1;
-
-
-            background-color: $white;
             i.backlink {
                 flex-grow: 0;
                 display: inline-flex;