diff --git a/core/src/components/item/item.md.scss b/core/src/components/item/item.md.scss
index af1b4d5e11..cee199c05e 100644
--- a/core/src/components/item/item.md.scss
+++ b/core/src/components/item/item.md.scss
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
   --color: #{$item-md-color};
   --transition: opacity 15ms linear, background-color 15ms linear;
   --padding-start: #{$item-md-padding-start};
-  --color: #{$item-md-color};
   --border-color: #{$item-md-border-bottom-color};
   --inner-padding-end: #{$item-md-padding-end};
   --inner-border-width: #{0 0 $item-md-border-bottom-width 0};