diff --git a/scss/_navbar.scss b/scss/_navbar.scss
index ce4e02431f..c91e830bdd 100644
--- a/scss/_navbar.scss
+++ b/scss/_navbar.scss
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@
   padding: .5rem .75rem;
   font-size: $font-size-lg;
   line-height: 1;
-  background-color: transparent;
   background: transparent no-repeat center center;
   background-size: 24px 24px;
   border: $border-width solid transparent;