diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/getSwizzleConfig.ts b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/getSwizzleConfig.ts
index 0c34618bdc32..a0549256e98f 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/getSwizzleConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/getSwizzleConfig.ts
@@ -214,13 +214,6 @@ export default function getSwizzleConfig(): SwizzleConfig {
         description:
           'The Navbar item components mapping. Can be ejected to add custom navbar item types. See https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/issues/7227.',
       },
-      // TODO should probably not even appear here
-      'NavbarItem/utils': {
-        actions: {
-          eject: 'forbidden',
-          wrap: 'forbidden',
-        },
-      },
       NotFound: {
         actions: {
           eject: 'safe',
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/NavbarItem/DefaultNavbarItem.tsx b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/NavbarItem/DefaultNavbarItem.tsx
index 21d22bb012ee..948d6507d7bc 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/NavbarItem/DefaultNavbarItem.tsx
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/NavbarItem/DefaultNavbarItem.tsx
@@ -13,16 +13,6 @@ import type {
   Props,
 } from '@theme/NavbarItem/DefaultNavbarItem';
 
-/**
- * On desktop and mobile, we would apply different class names for dropdown
- * items.
- * @see https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/pull/5431
- */
-const getInfimaActiveClassName = (
-  mobile?: boolean,
-): `${'menu' | 'navbar'}__link--active` =>
-  mobile ? 'menu__link--active' : 'navbar__link--active';
-
 function DefaultNavbarItemDesktop({
   className,
   isDropdownItem = false,
@@ -68,7 +58,8 @@ export default function DefaultNavbarItem({
     <Comp
       {...props}
       activeClassName={
-        props.activeClassName ?? getInfimaActiveClassName(mobile)
+        props.activeClassName ??
+        (mobile ? 'menu__link--active' : 'navbar__link--active')
       }
     />
   );