diff --git a/opentech/static_src/src/sass/base/_base.scss b/opentech/static_src/src/sass/base/_base.scss
index f70346dce13c3f091f299009c20b9d5be70dd70b..73357a7bd83f3ac6208c3fb737854cc64d6c5131 100755
--- a/opentech/static_src/src/sass/base/_base.scss
+++ b/opentech/static_src/src/sass/base/_base.scss
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ html {
 
 body {
     overflow-x: hidden;
-    background-color: $color--tertiary;
 
     &.no-scroll {
         overflow-y: hidden;