diff --git a/scss/_carousel.scss b/scss/_carousel.scss
index 42b8aac070..ec8636060d 100644
--- a/scss/_carousel.scss
+++ b/scss/_carousel.scss
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
   top: 0;
   bottom: 0;
   width: $carousel-control-width;
-  font-size: $carousel-control-font-size;
   color: $carousel-control-color;
   text-align: center;
   opacity: $carousel-control-opacity;
diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index fadf33fd9a..1c478c6431 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -885,7 +885,6 @@ $media-alignment-padding-x:   10px !default;
 $carousel-control-color:                      #fff !default;
 $carousel-control-width:                      15% !default;
 $carousel-control-opacity:                    .5 !default;
-$carousel-control-font-size:                  20px !default;
 
 $carousel-indicators-width:                   60% !default;