diff --git a/src/platform/plugins/private/vis_types/vega/public/vega_view/vega_tooltip.styles.ts b/src/platform/plugins/private/vis_types/vega/public/vega_view/vega_tooltip.styles.ts
index 450238142b236..7741d9acb7339 100644
--- a/src/platform/plugins/private/vis_types/vega/public/vega_view/vega_tooltip.styles.ts
+++ b/src/platform/plugins/private/vis_types/vega/public/vega_view/vega_tooltip.styles.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ export const vegaVisTooltipStyles = (euiThemeContext: UseEuiTheme) => {
             'max-width',
             mathWithUnits(euiTheme.size.base, (x) => x * 10)
           )}
-          color: ${euiTheme.colors.lightShade};
           ${logicalTextAlignCSS('right')}
           ${logicalCSS('padding-right', euiTheme.size.xs)}
         }