diff --git a/src/styles/theme/background.scss b/src/styles/theme/background.scss
index 192c4997c..945bcbcfb 100644
--- a/src/styles/theme/background.scss
+++ b/src/styles/theme/background.scss
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
   background-attachment: fixed;
   min-height: 100vh;
 
-  .namespace-container {
-    background: $transparent-background-light;
-  }
-
   .pagination-link:not(.is-current) {
     background: $light-background;
   }
@@ -36,10 +32,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-.navbar.has-background {
-  background: $transparent-background-light;
-}
-
 .link-share-container.has-background .view {
   background: transparent;
   border: none;
diff --git a/src/styles/theme/variables/variables.scss b/src/styles/theme/variables/variables.scss
index b0f3d7e10..3653d246e 100644
--- a/src/styles/theme/variables/variables.scss
+++ b/src/styles/theme/variables/variables.scss
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ $bulmaswatch-import-font: false !default;
 $light-background: $grey-100;
 $transition-duration: 100ms;
 $flash-background-duration: 750ms;
-$transparent-background-light: rgba($light-background, 0.9);
 
 $vikunja-font: 'Quicksand', sans-serif;
 $vikunja-light-text: $grey-100;