diff --git a/res/css/views/elements/_Field.scss b/res/css/views/elements/_Field.scss
index 37d335b76d..7bbb91a066 100644
--- a/res/css/views/elements/_Field.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/elements/_Field.scss
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     font-size: $font-10px;
     transform: translateY(-13px);
     padding: 0 2px;
-    background-color: $field-focused-label-bg-color;
+    background-color: $background;
     pointer-events: initial;
 }
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 .mx_Field input:disabled + label,
 .mx_Field textarea:disabled,
 .mx_Field textarea:disabled + label {
-    background-color: $field-focused-label-bg-color;
+    background-color: $background;
     color: $greyed-fg-color;
 }
 
diff --git a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
index 75637455e4..f373585ff2 100644
--- a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
+++ b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ $input-focused-border-color: #238cf5;
 $input-valid-border-color: $accent-color;
 $input-invalid-border-color: $warning-color;
 
-$field-focused-label-bg-color: $background;
-
 $resend-button-divider-color: #b9bec64a; // muted-text with a 4A opacity.
 
 // scrollbars
diff --git a/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss b/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss
index 778b7cc6d1..eaee1f4dcf 100644
--- a/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss
+++ b/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ $input-focused-border-color: #238cf5;
 $input-valid-border-color: $accent-color;
 $input-invalid-border-color: $warning-color;
 
-$field-focused-label-bg-color: $bg-color;
+$background: $bg-color;
 
 $resend-button-divider-color: $muted-fg-color;
 
diff --git a/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss b/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss
index fc625876f3..34b6bd6886 100644
--- a/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss
+++ b/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ $input-focused-border-color: #238cf5;
 $input-valid-border-color: $accent-color;
 $input-invalid-border-color: $warning-color;
 
-$field-focused-label-bg-color: #ffffff;
-
 $resend-button-divider-color: $input-darker-bg-color;
 
 $button-bg-color: $accent-color;
diff --git a/res/themes/light-custom/css/_custom.scss b/res/themes/light-custom/css/_custom.scss
index 99cfc4148b..26a859635a 100644
--- a/res/themes/light-custom/css/_custom.scss
+++ b/res/themes/light-custom/css/_custom.scss
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ $accent-color-50pct: var(--accent-color-50pct); //still needs alpha at .5
 // --timeline-background-color
 $authpage-body-bg-color: var(--timeline-background-color);
 $button-secondary-bg-color: var(--timeline-background-color);
-$field-focused-label-bg-color: var(--timeline-background-color);
 $lightbox-border-color: var(--timeline-background-color);
 $menu-bg-color: var(--timeline-background-color);
 $avatar-bg-color: var(--timeline-background-color);
diff --git a/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss b/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
index d8088c9988..952bfd0153 100644
--- a/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
+++ b/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ $input-focused-border-color: #238cf5;
 $input-valid-border-color: $accent-color;
 $input-invalid-border-color: $warning-color;
 
-$field-focused-label-bg-color: $background;
-
 $button-bg-color: $accent-color;
 $button-fg-color: white;