diff --git a/src/app/ui/custom-theme.scss b/src/app/ui/custom-theme.scss
index ac2da762a..8e536856f 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/custom-theme.scss
+++ b/src/app/ui/custom-theme.scss
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ $data-table-cell-min-width: 120px;
 $data-table-cell-min-width--no-grow: 120px;
 $data-table-cell-min-width--fileSize: 80px !important;
 $data-table-cell-outline: none;
+$data-table-hover-color: #e0f7fa;
+$data-table-selection-color: #e0f7fa;
 
 $adf-pagination--border: 1px solid mat-color($foreground, text, 0.07);
 $adf-pagination__empty--height: 0;
diff --git a/src/app/ui/overrides/adf-document-list.theme.scss b/src/app/ui/overrides/adf-document-list.theme.scss
index 851d9fba5..7f337cb06 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/overrides/adf-document-list.theme.scss
+++ b/src/app/ui/overrides/adf-document-list.theme.scss
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
   $foreground: map-get($theme, foreground);
   $primary: map-get($theme, primary);
 
-  $document-list-selection-background: #e0f7fa !default;
   $document-list-text-color: mat-color($foreground, text, 0.54) !default;
   $document-list-name-text-color: mat-color($foreground, text) !default;
 
@@ -21,18 +20,6 @@
       color: $document-list-text-color;
     }
 
-    .adf-datatable-body .adf-datatable-row {
-      &:hover,
-      &:focus {
-        background-color: $document-list-selection-background;
-      }
-
-      &.adf-is-selected,
-      &.adf-is-selected:hover {
-        background-color: $document-list-selection-background;
-      }
-    }
-
     .adf-datatable--empty {
       .adf-datatable-row {
         &:hover,