diff --git a/styleguide/src/system/components/data-input/shared/input.scss b/styleguide/src/system/components/data-input/shared/input.scss
index c2d0df638..316c94b86 100644
--- a/styleguide/src/system/components/data-input/shared/input.scss
+++ b/styleguide/src/system/components/data-input/shared/input.scss
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
       opacity: $opacity-disabled;
       pointer-events: none;
       cursor: not-allowed;
-      background-color: $color-neutral-80;
     }
 
     .ds-input-is-readonly & {