diff --git a/packages/shared-types/src/ComponentThemeVariables.ts b/packages/shared-types/src/ComponentThemeVariables.ts
index a59ee88ab8..e2cf5c60bb 100644
--- a/packages/shared-types/src/ComponentThemeVariables.ts
+++ b/packages/shared-types/src/ComponentThemeVariables.ts
@@ -1472,10 +1472,6 @@ export type TopNavBarBrandTheme = {
   focusOutlineInset: string | 0
 }
 
-export type TopNavBarBreadcrumbTheme = {
-  color: Colors['textDarkest']
-}
-
 export type TopNavBarItemTheme = {
   fontSize: Typography['fontSizeMedium']
   fontFamily: Typography['fontFamily']
diff --git a/packages/ui-top-nav-bar/src/TopNavBar/TopNavBarBreadcrumb/index.tsx b/packages/ui-top-nav-bar/src/TopNavBar/TopNavBarBreadcrumb/index.tsx
index bffdd25bdb..7def65293b 100644
--- a/packages/ui-top-nav-bar/src/TopNavBar/TopNavBarBreadcrumb/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui-top-nav-bar/src/TopNavBar/TopNavBarBreadcrumb/index.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import {
 import TopNavBar from '../index'
 import { withStyle, jsx } from '@instructure/emotion'
 import generateStyle from '../TopNavBarBreadcrumb/styles'
-import generateComponentTheme from '../TopNavBarBreadcrumb/theme'
 import { testable } from '@instructure/ui-testable'
 import {
   IconArrowOpenStartLine,
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ id: TopNavBar.Breadcrumb
 ---
 @module TopNavBarBreadcrumb
  **/
-@withStyle(generateStyle, generateComponentTheme)
+@withStyle(generateStyle, null)
 @testable()
 class TopNavBarBreadcrumb extends Component<
   TopNavBarBreadcrumbProps,
diff --git a/packages/ui-top-nav-bar/src/TopNavBar/TopNavBarBreadcrumb/props.ts b/packages/ui-top-nav-bar/src/TopNavBar/TopNavBarBreadcrumb/props.ts
index a62cce3e5c..d20372fa99 100644
--- a/packages/ui-top-nav-bar/src/TopNavBar/TopNavBarBreadcrumb/props.ts
+++ b/packages/ui-top-nav-bar/src/TopNavBar/TopNavBarBreadcrumb/props.ts
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ import { TopNavBarContextType } from '../TopNavBarContext'
 import {
   ChildrenOfType,
   OtherHTMLAttributes,
-  PropValidators,
-  TopNavBarBreadcrumbTheme
+  PropValidators
 } from '@instructure/shared-types'
 import TopNavBarBreadcrumb from './index'
 import { Children as ChildrenPropTypes } from '@instructure/ui-prop-types'
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ import { Breadcrumb } from '@instructure/ui-breadcrumb'
 import type { BreadcrumbProps } from '@instructure/ui-breadcrumb'
 
 type TopNavBarBreadcrumbProps = TopNavBarBreadcrumbOwnProps &
-  WithStyleProps<TopNavBarBreadcrumbTheme, TopNavBarBreadcrumbStyle> &
+  WithStyleProps<null, TopNavBarBreadcrumbStyle> &
   OtherHTMLAttributes<TopNavBarBreadcrumbOwnProps>
 
 type TopNavBarBreadcrumbState = { active: boolean }
diff --git a/packages/ui-top-nav-bar/src/TopNavBar/TopNavBarBreadcrumb/styles.ts b/packages/ui-top-nav-bar/src/TopNavBar/TopNavBarBreadcrumb/styles.ts
index 7330a63261..3452aed7f1 100644
--- a/packages/ui-top-nav-bar/src/TopNavBar/TopNavBarBreadcrumb/styles.ts
+++ b/packages/ui-top-nav-bar/src/TopNavBar/TopNavBarBreadcrumb/styles.ts
@@ -27,10 +27,8 @@ import {
   TopNavBarBreadcrumbStyle,
   TopNavBarBreadcrumbStyleProps
 } from './props'
-import { TopNavBarBreadcrumbTheme } from '@instructure/shared-types'
 
 const generateStyle = (
-  _componentTheme: TopNavBarBreadcrumbTheme,
   _props: TopNavBarBreadcrumbProps,
   _state: TopNavBarBreadcrumbStyleProps
 ): TopNavBarBreadcrumbStyle => {
diff --git a/packages/ui-top-nav-bar/src/TopNavBar/TopNavBarBreadcrumb/theme.ts b/packages/ui-top-nav-bar/src/TopNavBar/TopNavBarBreadcrumb/theme.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c7f4aea49..0000000000
--- a/packages/ui-top-nav-bar/src/TopNavBar/TopNavBarBreadcrumb/theme.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * The MIT License (MIT)
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2015 - present Instructure, Inc.
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
- * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
- * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
- * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
- * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
- * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
- * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
- * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
- * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
- * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
- * SOFTWARE.
- */
-
-import type { Theme } from '@instructure/ui-themes'
-import type { TopNavBarBreadcrumbTheme } from '@instructure/shared-types'
-
-const generateComponentTheme = function (
-  _theme: Theme
-): TopNavBarBreadcrumbTheme {
-  const componentVariables: TopNavBarBreadcrumbTheme = {
-    color: 'oxford'
-  }
-
-  return {
-    ...componentVariables
-  }
-}
-
-export default generateComponentTheme