diff --git a/scss/_badge.scss b/scss/_badge.scss
index 8a76263444fa..fea10ebb1994 100644
--- a/scss/_badge.scss
+++ b/scss/_badge.scss
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
   font-size: $badge-font-size;
   font-weight: $badge-font-weight;
   line-height: 1;
-  color: $badge-color;
   text-align: center;
   white-space: nowrap;
   vertical-align: baseline;