diff --git a/packages/styles/scss/components/tabs/_tabs.scss b/packages/styles/scss/components/tabs/_tabs.scss
index 6ef014a586c3..cf70a335cc88 100644
--- a/packages/styles/scss/components/tabs/_tabs.scss
+++ b/packages/styles/scss/components/tabs/_tabs.scss
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@
     .#{$prefix}--tab--overflow-nav-button--previous::before {
       position: absolute;
       z-index: 1;
-      background: $background;
       block-size: 100%;
       content: '';
       inline-size: $spacing-08;