diff --git a/src/components/GraphiQL/styles.ts b/src/components/GraphiQL/styles.ts
index 5741c4f53..0a4b3cb54 100644
--- a/src/components/GraphiQL/styles.ts
+++ b/src/components/GraphiQL/styles.ts
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ export const useDashboardTheme = () => {
     "--font-weight-regular": vars.fontWeight.bodyLarge,
     "--font-size-hint": vars.fontSize.bodyEmpLarge,
     "--font-size-inline-code": vars.fontSize.bodySmall,
-    "--color-base": vars.colors.background.plain,
-    "--alpha-background-light": 0,
   } as React.CSSProperties;
 
   return { rootStyle };