diff --git a/src-docs/src/views/badge/beta_badge.js b/src-docs/src/views/badge/beta_badge.js
index adaea23767..1ed9d35f6e 100644
--- a/src-docs/src/views/badge/beta_badge.js
+++ b/src-docs/src/views/badge/beta_badge.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 
 import { OuiBetaBadge, OuiSpacer, OuiTitle } from '../../../../src/components';
 
-const colors = ['hollow', 'accent', 'subdued'];
+const colors = ['hollow', 'subdued'];
 
 export default () => (
   <div>
diff --git a/src/components/badge/beta_badge/__snapshots__/beta_badge.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/badge/beta_badge/__snapshots__/beta_badge.test.tsx.snap
index 44921fb3ca..c2510fec43 100644
--- a/src/components/badge/beta_badge/__snapshots__/beta_badge.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/badge/beta_badge/__snapshots__/beta_badge.test.tsx.snap
@@ -11,15 +11,6 @@ exports[`OuiBetaBadge is rendered 1`] = `
 </span>
 `;
 
-exports[`OuiBetaBadge props color accent is rendered 1`] = `
-<span
-  class="ouiBetaBadge ouiBetaBadge--accent"
-  title="Beta"
->
-  Beta
-</span>
-`;
-
 exports[`OuiBetaBadge props color hollow is rendered 1`] = `
 <span
   class="ouiBetaBadge ouiBetaBadge--hollow"
diff --git a/src/components/badge/beta_badge/_beta_badge.scss b/src/components/badge/beta_badge/_beta_badge.scss
index c1f873b241..4e4a2036f8 100644
--- a/src/components/badge/beta_badge/_beta_badge.scss
+++ b/src/components/badge/beta_badge/_beta_badge.scss
@@ -86,13 +86,3 @@
     color: chooseLightOrDarkText($backgroundColor, $ouiColorGhost, $ouiColorInk);
   }
 }
-
-.ouiBetaBadge--accent {
-  $backgroundColor: $ouiColorAccentText;
-  background: $backgroundColor;
-  color: chooseLightOrDarkText($backgroundColor, $ouiColorGhost, $ouiColorInk);
-
-  &.ouiBetaBadge-isClickable {
-    color: chooseLightOrDarkText($backgroundColor, $ouiColorGhost, $ouiColorInk);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/components/badge/beta_badge/beta_badge.tsx b/src/components/badge/beta_badge/beta_badge.tsx
index d1bef28d7d..bfc1b332b7 100644
--- a/src/components/badge/beta_badge/beta_badge.tsx
+++ b/src/components/badge/beta_badge/beta_badge.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ import { OuiToolTip, ToolTipPositions } from '../../tool_tip';
 import { OuiIcon, IconType } from '../../icon';
 
 const colorToClassMap = {
-  accent: 'ouiBetaBadge--accent',
   subdued: 'ouiBetaBadge--subdued',
   hollow: 'ouiBetaBadge--hollow',
 };
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ type BadgeProps = {
    */
   title?: string;
   /**
-   * Accepts accent, subdued and hollow.
+   * Accepts subdued and hollow.
    */
   color?: BetaBadgeColor;
   size?: BetaBadgeSize;