diff --git a/scss/_navbar.scss b/scss/_navbar.scss
index 71de44e56b..90355fc069 100644
--- a/scss/_navbar.scss
+++ b/scss/_navbar.scss
@@ -166,9 +166,7 @@
     .active > .nav-link,
     .nav-link.open,
     .nav-link.active {
-      @include plain-hover-focus {
-        color: $navbar-light-active-color;
-      }
+      color: $navbar-light-active-color;
     }
   }
 
@@ -217,9 +215,7 @@
     .active > .nav-link,
     .nav-link.open,
     .nav-link.active {
-      @include plain-hover-focus {
-        color: $navbar-inverse-active-color;
-      }
+      color: $navbar-inverse-active-color;
     }
   }