diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/ectoplasm/colors.scss b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/ectoplasm/colors.scss
index a9266df90a..b706d7ea91 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/colors/ectoplasm/colors.scss
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/colors/ectoplasm/colors.scss
@@ -7,11 +7,3 @@ $form-checked: $base-color;
 
 @import "../../colors.css";
 @import "../_admin.scss";
-$base-color: #523f6d;
-$icon-color: #ece6f6;
-$highlight-color: #a3b745;
-$notification-color: #d46f15;
-
-$form-checked: $base-color;
-
-@import "../_admin.scss";