diff --git a/assets/sass/elements/_tables.scss b/assets/sass/elements/_tables.scss
index 45bc68e30..c7cd962ca 100644
--- a/assets/sass/elements/_tables.scss
+++ b/assets/sass/elements/_tables.scss
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ table {
     padding: em(12, 19) em(20, 19) em(9, 19) 0;
 
     text-align: left;
-    color: $black;
     border-bottom: 1px solid $border-colour;
   }