diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/_consul_settings.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/_consul_settings.scss
index 19d30a75a..c3bb087ef 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/_consul_settings.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/_consul_settings.scss
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ $small-font-size: rem-calc(14);
 
 $abbr-underline: none;
 
+$closebutton-color: $text;
+
 $tab-background-active: $white;
 
 $tab-item-font-size: $base-font-size;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/layout.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/layout.scss
index 737d3240e..22b2ed2fe 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/layout.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/layout.scss
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ a {
 }
 
 .close-button {
-  color: $text;
   top: $line-height / 2;
 }