diff --git a/packages/react/src/styles/tailwindcss/base-components.css b/packages/react/src/styles/tailwindcss/base-components.css
index a954c9787a..5a7413957f 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/styles/tailwindcss/base-components.css
+++ b/packages/react/src/styles/tailwindcss/base-components.css
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .aui-root {
-  @apply bg-aui-background text-aui-foreground border-aui-border;
+  @apply text-aui-foreground border-aui-border;
 }
 
 /* button */