diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index 136683edf9..d0cb7056db 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ $tabs-text-font-size-side-icon:   12px !default;
 $tabs-icon-size:                  32px !default;
 $tabs-badge-padding:              1px 6px !default;
 $tabs-badge-font-size:            12px !default;
-$tabs-text-font-size:             14px !default;
 
 $tabs-light-bg:                   $button-light-bg !default;
 $tabs-light-border:               $button-light-border !default;