diff --git a/wagtail/admin/static_src/wagtailadmin/scss/components/_formatters.scss b/wagtail/admin/static_src/wagtailadmin/scss/components/_formatters.scss
index d013a6df9..48bd71793 100644
--- a/wagtail/admin/static_src/wagtailadmin/scss/components/_formatters.scss
+++ b/wagtail/admin/static_src/wagtailadmin/scss/components/_formatters.scss
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ button.status-tag:hover {
     .label-public {
         &:before {
             font-size: 1.5em;
-            color: $color-teal;
         }
     }