diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-core/src/components/toolbar/toolbar.component.scss b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-core/src/components/toolbar/toolbar.component.scss
index 3ab01a3f9b..b40dfed583 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-core/src/components/toolbar/toolbar.component.scss
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-core/src/components/toolbar/toolbar.component.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 
 @mixin adf-toolbar-theme($theme) {
     $foreground: map-get($theme, foreground);
-    $background: map-get($theme, background);
-    $adf-toolbar-background-color: mat-color($background, background) !default;
     $adf-toolbar-height: 48px;
     $adf-toolbar-font-size: 14px;
 
@@ -15,7 +13,6 @@
         .mat-toolbar {
             min-height: $adf-toolbar-height;
             border: 1px solid mat-color($foreground, text, .07);
-            background-color: $adf-toolbar-background-color;
         }
 
         .mat-toolbar-row {