diff --git a/src/framework/theme/components/route-tabset/_route-tabset.component.theme.scss b/src/framework/theme/components/route-tabset/_route-tabset.component.theme.scss
index abc84cdf8b..ac8ecf3310 100644
--- a/src/framework/theme/components/route-tabset/_route-tabset.component.theme.scss
+++ b/src/framework/theme/components/route-tabset/_route-tabset.component.theme.scss
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 
           &:hover {
             color: nb-theme(route-tabs-fg-heading);
-            font-weight: nb-theme(route-tabs-active-font-weight);
           }
 
           &::before {
diff --git a/src/framework/theme/components/tabset/_tabset.component.theme.scss b/src/framework/theme/components/tabset/_tabset.component.theme.scss
index cdcfb63003..37eddd3e79 100644
--- a/src/framework/theme/components/tabset/_tabset.component.theme.scss
+++ b/src/framework/theme/components/tabset/_tabset.component.theme.scss
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 
           &:hover {
             color: nb-theme(tabs-fg-heading);
-            font-weight: nb-theme(tabs-active-font-weight);
           }
 
           &::before {