diff --git a/web/styles/message_row.css b/web/styles/message_row.css
index a44e9dddbf..80b99b727d 100644
--- a/web/styles/message_row.css
+++ b/web/styles/message_row.css
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ $time_column_max_width: 150px;
 
     .date_row {
         grid-area: date_row;
-        background-color: var(--color-background-stream-message-content);
         /* We only want padding for the date rows between recipient blocks */
         padding-bottom: 0;