diff --git a/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/base.tid b/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/base.tid
index ea1063f3d..256152404 100644
--- a/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/base.tid
+++ b/themes/tiddlywiki/vanilla/base.tid
@@ -333,10 +333,6 @@ table tfoot tr td {
 	height: 600px;
 }
 
-:root {
-	color-scheme: {{{ [{$:/palette}get[color-scheme]] }}};
-}
-
 /*
 ** Links
 */