diff --git a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomSublist.scss b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomSublist.scss
index 58b94a614e..70c9296dbc 100644
--- a/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomSublist.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/rooms/_RoomSublist.scss
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ limitations under the License.
         margin-top: 16px;
         margin-bottom: 16px;
         margin-right: 16px; // additional 16px
-        border: 1px solid $roomsublist-divider-color;
+        border: 1px solid $primary-content;
         opacity: 0.1;
     }
 
diff --git a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
index 0e30c27372..ff718af512 100644
--- a/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
+++ b/res/themes/dark/css/_dark.scss
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ $theme-button-bg-color: #e3e8f0;
 $roomlist-button-bg-color: rgba(141, 151, 165, 0.2); // Buttons include the filter box, explore button, and sublist buttons
 $roomlist-bg-color: rgba(33, 38, 44, 0.90);
 $roomlist-header-color: $tertiary-content;
-$roomsublist-divider-color: $primary-content;
 $roomsublist-skeleton-ui-bg: linear-gradient(180deg, #3e444c 0%, #3e444c00 100%);
 
 $groupFilterPanel-divider-color: $roomlist-header-color;
diff --git a/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss b/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss
index 125484dfbc..55fdb8c977 100644
--- a/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss
+++ b/res/themes/legacy-dark/css/_legacy-dark.scss
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ $input-focused-border-color: #238cf5;
 $input-valid-border-color: $accent-color;
 $input-invalid-border-color: $warning-color;
 
-$background: $bg-color;
-
 $resend-button-divider-color: $muted-fg-color;
 
 // scrollbars
@@ -120,7 +118,6 @@ $roomlist-button-bg-color: #1A1D23; // Buttons include the filter box, explore b
 $roomlist-filter-active-bg-color: $roomlist-button-bg-color;
 $roomlist-bg-color: $header-panel-bg-color;
 
-$roomsublist-divider-color: $primary-fg-color;
 $roomsublist-skeleton-ui-bg: linear-gradient(180deg, #3e444c 0%, #3e444c00 100%);
 
 $groupFilterPanel-divider-color: $roomlist-header-color;
diff --git a/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss b/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss
index 364f5ff371..3065f7cf0e 100644
--- a/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss
+++ b/res/themes/legacy-light/css/_legacy-light.scss
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ $roomlist-button-bg-color: #fff; // Buttons include the filter box, explore butt
 $roomlist-filter-active-bg-color: $roomlist-button-bg-color;
 $roomlist-bg-color: $header-panel-bg-color;
 $roomlist-header-color: $primary-fg-color;
-$roomsublist-divider-color: $primary-fg-color;
 $roomsublist-skeleton-ui-bg: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #ffffff00 100%);
 
 $groupFilterPanel-divider-color: $roomlist-header-color;
diff --git a/res/themes/light-custom/css/_custom.scss b/res/themes/light-custom/css/_custom.scss
index 5fedb480c3..dcdc834f1a 100644
--- a/res/themes/light-custom/css/_custom.scss
+++ b/res/themes/light-custom/css/_custom.scss
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ $roomtile-default-badge-bg-color: var(--roomlist-text-secondary-color);
 $input-darker-bg-color: var(--roomlist-separator-color);
 $panel-divider-color: var(--roomlist-separator-color);// originally #dee1f3, but close enough
 $primary-hairline-color: var(--roomlist-separator-color);// originally #e5e5e5, but close enough
-$roomsublist-divider-color: var(--roomlist-separator-color);
 //
 // --timeline-text-secondary-color
 $authpage-secondary-color: var(--timeline-text-secondary-color);
diff --git a/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss b/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
index 483ac26842..1f7bfef33d 100644
--- a/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
+++ b/res/themes/light/css/_light.scss
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ $theme-button-bg-color: $quinary-content;
 $roomlist-button-bg-color: rgba(141, 151, 165, 0.2); // Buttons include the filter box, explore button, and sublist buttons
 $roomlist-bg-color: rgba(245, 245, 245, 0.90);
 $roomlist-header-color: $tertiary-content;
-$roomsublist-divider-color: $primary-content;
 $roomsublist-skeleton-ui-bg: linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%, #ffffff00 100%);
 
 $groupFilterPanel-divider-color: $roomlist-header-color;