diff --git a/res/css/views/dialogs/_InviteDialog.scss b/res/css/views/dialogs/_InviteDialog.scss
index 3a2918f9ec..b1de9c8c37 100644
--- a/res/css/views/dialogs/_InviteDialog.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/dialogs/_InviteDialog.scss
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     .mx_InviteDialog_editor {
         flex: 1;
         width: 100%; // Needed to make the Field inside grow
-        background-color: $user-tile-hover-bg-color;
+        background-color: $header-panel-bg-color;
         border-radius: 4px;
         min-height: 25px;
         padding-left: 8px;
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     padding: 5px 10px;
 
     &:hover {
-        background-color: $user-tile-hover-bg-color;
+        background-color: $header-panel-bg-color;
         border-radius: 4px;
     }
 
diff --git a/res/css/views/right_panel/_VerificationPanel.scss b/res/css/views/right_panel/_VerificationPanel.scss
index 12148b09de..95856a5d69 100644
--- a/res/css/views/right_panel/_VerificationPanel.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/right_panel/_VerificationPanel.scss
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ limitations under the License.
         }
 
         .mx_VerificationPanel_QRPhase_startOption {
-            background-color: $user-tile-hover-bg-color;
+            background-color: $header-panel-bg-color;
             border-radius: 10px;
             flex: 1;
             display: flex;
diff --git a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
index e824b5638a..bf65af69e3 100644
--- a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
+++ b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
@@ -208,8 +208,6 @@ $tooltip-timeline-fg-color: $primary-content;
 
 $breadcrumb-placeholder-bg-color: #272c35;
 
-$user-tile-hover-bg-color: $header-panel-bg-color;
-
 $message-body-panel-fg-color: $secondary-content;
 $message-body-panel-bg-color: $quinary-content;
 $message-body-panel-icon-bg-color: $system;
diff --git a/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss b/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss
index 22bd748f9a..f4dbc25f8f 100644
--- a/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss
+++ b/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss
@@ -204,8 +204,6 @@ $tooltip-timeline-fg-color: #ffffff;
 
 $breadcrumb-placeholder-bg-color: #272c35;
 
-$user-tile-hover-bg-color: $header-panel-bg-color;
-
 $message-body-panel-fg-color: $secondary-fg-color;
 $message-body-panel-bg-color: #394049;
 $message-body-panel-icon-fg-color: $secondary-fg-color;
diff --git a/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss b/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss
index da0af6c905..92ff4ec722 100644
--- a/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss
+++ b/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss
@@ -328,8 +328,6 @@ $tooltip-timeline-fg-color: #ffffff;
 
 $breadcrumb-placeholder-bg-color: #e8eef5;
 
-$user-tile-hover-bg-color: $header-panel-bg-color;
-
 $message-body-panel-fg-color: $secondary-fg-color;
 $message-body-panel-bg-color: #E3E8F0;
 $message-body-panel-icon-fg-color: $secondary-fg-color;
diff --git a/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss b/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
index 192327a03a..ac19174b77 100644
--- a/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
+++ b/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
@@ -328,8 +328,6 @@ $tooltip-timeline-fg-color: $background;
 
 $breadcrumb-placeholder-bg-color: #e8eef5;
 
-$user-tile-hover-bg-color: $header-panel-bg-color;
-
 $message-body-panel-fg-color: $secondary-content;
 $message-body-panel-bg-color: $quinary-content;
 $message-body-panel-icon-bg-color: $system;