diff --git a/scss/mixins/_gradients.scss b/scss/mixins/_gradients.scss
index 13547401a3..e3aee29f7d 100644
--- a/scss/mixins/_gradients.scss
+++ b/scss/mixins/_gradients.scss
@@ -3,12 +3,9 @@
 @mixin gradient-bg($color, $foreground: null) {
   @if $enable-gradients {
     @if $foreground {
-      background-color: $color;
       background-image: $foreground, linear-gradient(180deg, mix($body-bg, $color, 15%), $color);
-      background-repeat: no-repeat;
-      background-size: 1em, auto;
     } @else {
-      background: $color linear-gradient(180deg, mix($body-bg, $color, 15%), $color) repeat-x;
+      background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, mix($body-bg, $color, 15%), $color);
     }
   } @else {
     background-color: $color;