diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/placeholderText/browser/placeholderText.css b/src/vs/editor/contrib/placeholderText/browser/placeholderText.css
index 043b6f15632..0e533bad4c6 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/placeholderText/browser/placeholderText.css
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/placeholderText/browser/placeholderText.css
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 .monaco-editor {
-	--vscode-editor-placeholder-foreground: var(--vscode-editorGhostText-foreground);
-
 	.editorPlaceholder {
 		top: 0px;
 		position: absolute;