diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.page.sections.js b/js/jquery.mobile.page.sections.js
index 4d711e62..5b8886b0 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.page.sections.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.page.sections.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ $( ":jqmData(role='page'), :jqmData(role='dialog')" ).live( "pagecreate", functi
 		var $this = $( this ),
 			role = $this.jqmData( "role" ),
 			theme = $this.jqmData( "theme" ),
-			contentTheme = theme || o.contentTheme || pageTheme,
+			contentTheme = theme || o.contentTheme,
 			$headeranchors,
 			leftbtn,
 			rightbtn,