diff --git a/packages/css/src/components/tabs/tabs.scss b/packages/css/src/components/tabs/tabs.scss
index 0a5a4764df..97b153156a 100644
--- a/packages/css/src/components/tabs/tabs.scss
+++ b/packages/css/src/components/tabs/tabs.scss
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 }
 
 .ams-tabs__list {
-  background-color: var(--ams-tabs-list-background-color);
-  border-block-end: var(--ams-tabs-list-border-block-end);
   box-shadow: var(--ams-tabs-list-box-shadow);
   display: flex;
   overflow-x: auto;
@@ -41,7 +39,6 @@
   @include reset-button;
 
   &:disabled {
-    background-color: var(--ams-tabs-button-disabled-background-color);
     color: var(--ams-tabs-button-disabled-color);
     cursor: var(--ams-tabs-button-disabled-cursor);
 
@@ -51,13 +48,11 @@
   }
 
   &:hover:not([aria-selected="true"], [disabled]) {
-    background-color: var(--ams-tabs-button-hover-background-color);
     box-shadow: var(--ams-tabs-button-hover-box-shadow);
     color: var(--ams-tabs-button-hover-color);
   }
 
   &[aria-selected="true"] {
-    background-color: var(--ams-tabs-button-selected-background-color);
     box-shadow: var(--ams-tabs-button-selected-box-shadow);
     color: var(--ams-tabs-button-selected-color);
     font-weight: var(--ams-tabs-button-selected-font-weight);
diff --git a/proprietary/tokens/src/components/ams/tabs.tokens.json b/proprietary/tokens/src/components/ams/tabs.tokens.json
index a36d09b9c8..06681aaace 100644
--- a/proprietary/tokens/src/components/ams/tabs.tokens.json
+++ b/proprietary/tokens/src/components/ams/tabs.tokens.json
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
     "tabs": {
       "gap": { "value": "{ams.space.md}" },
       "list": {
-        "background-color": { "value": "initial" },
-        "border-block-end": { "value": "initial" },
         "box-shadow": { "value": "inset 0 calc({ams.border.width.md} * -1) {ams.brand.color.neutral.20}" }
       },
       "button": {
@@ -19,17 +17,14 @@
         "padding-inline": { "value": "{ams.space.md}" },
         "hover": {
           "color": { "value": "{ams.brand.color.blue.80}" },
-          "background-color": { "value": "initial" },
           "box-shadow": { "value": "inset 0 calc({ams.border.width.md} * -1) {ams.brand.color.blue.80}" }
         },
         "selected": {
-          "background-color": { "value": "initial" },
           "box-shadow": { "value": "inset 0 calc({ams.border.width.xl} * -1) {ams.brand.color.blue.60}" },
           "color": { "value": "{ams.brand.color.blue.60}" },
           "font-weight": { "value": "{ams.text.font-weight.bold}" }
         },
         "disabled": {
-          "background-color": { "value": "initial" },
           "color": { "value": "{ams.brand.color.neutral.60}" },
           "cursor": { "value": "{ams.action.disabled.cursor}" }
         }