diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomHeader.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomHeader.scss
index 0b73dcfcf2..81dfa90c96 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomHeader.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomHeader.scss
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 .mx_RoomHeader {
     flex: 0 0 50px;
     border-bottom: 1px solid $primary-hairline-color;
-    background-color: $roomheader-bg-color;
+    background-color: $background;
 
     .mx_RoomHeader_e2eIcon {
         height: 12px;
diff --git a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
index 554c3b9e80..23485903be 100644
--- a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
+++ b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ $settings-subsection-fg-color: $text-secondary-color;
 
 $topleftmenu-color: $primary-content;
 $roomheader-color: $primary-content;
-$roomheader-bg-color: $background;
 $roomheader-addroom-bg-color: rgba(92, 100, 112, 0.3);
 $roomheader-addroom-fg-color: $primary-content;
 $groupFilterPanel-button-color: $header-panel-text-primary-color;
diff --git a/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss b/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
index e9ed8eef35..fc985a4b99 100644
--- a/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
+++ b/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ $rte-group-pill-color: #aaa;
 
 $topleftmenu-color: #212121;
 $roomheader-color: #45474a;
-$roomheader-bg-color: $background;
 $roomheader-addroom-bg-color: rgba(92, 100, 112, 0.2);
 $roomheader-addroom-fg-color: #5c6470;
 $groupFilterPanel-button-color: #91A1C0;