diff --git a/src/components/message/message-card/MessageBodyCard.tsx b/src/components/message/message-card/MessageBodyCard.tsx
index 22dcdd4a8..74e5a10dd 100644
--- a/src/components/message/message-card/MessageBodyCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/message/message-card/MessageBodyCard.tsx
@@ -252,13 +252,3 @@ export function MessageBodyCardFallback({ body, isBeautified }: Props) {
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 	);
 }
-
-const backgroundGradient = (strings: TemplateStringsArray, color: string) =>
-	`linear-gradient(to bottom, 
-        transparent 0%,
-        transparent 2px,
-        ${color} 2px,
-        ${color} calc(100% - 2px),
-        transparent calc(100% - 2px),
-        transparent 100%
-	)`;