diff --git a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
index f012dff0a1..e0e98d3b1f 100644
--- a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
+++ b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ $groupheader-button-color: $header-panel-text-primary-color;
 $rightpanel-button-color: $header-panel-text-primary-color;
 $icon-button-color: $tertiary-content;
 $roomtopic-color: $text-secondary-color;
-$eventtile-meta-color: $roomtopic-color;
 
 $header-divider-color: $header-panel-text-primary-color;
 $composer-e2e-icon-color: $header-panel-text-primary-color;
diff --git a/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss b/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss
index bed1e9c661..451f69cbc4 100644
--- a/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss
+++ b/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ $groupheader-button-color: $header-panel-text-primary-color;
 $rightpanel-button-color: $header-panel-text-primary-color;
 $icon-button-color: $header-panel-text-primary-color;
 $roomtopic-color: $text-secondary-color;
-$eventtile-meta-color: $roomtopic-color;
 
 $header-divider-color: $header-panel-text-primary-color;
 $composer-e2e-icon-color: $header-panel-text-primary-color;
diff --git a/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss b/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss
index 2ce5b6062c..542577a561 100644
--- a/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss
+++ b/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ $groupheader-button-color: #91a1c0;
 $rightpanel-button-color: #91a1c0;
 $icon-button-color: #91a1c0;
 $roomtopic-color: #9e9e9e;
-$eventtile-meta-color: $roomtopic-color;
 
 $composer-e2e-icon-color: #91a1c0;
 $header-divider-color: #91a1c0;
diff --git a/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss b/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
index 26cd1766c1..9528018423 100644
--- a/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
+++ b/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ $groupheader-button-color: #91A1C0;
 $rightpanel-button-color: #91A1C0;
 $icon-button-color: $quaternary-content;
 $roomtopic-color: #9e9e9e;
-$eventtile-meta-color: $roomtopic-color;
 
 $composer-e2e-icon-color: #91A1C0;
 $header-divider-color: #91A1C0;