diff --git a/ionic/components/button/modes/md.scss b/ionic/components/button/modes/md.scss
index 154e960525..5c3e9c5839 100644
--- a/ionic/components/button/modes/md.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/button/modes/md.scss
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ $button-md-small-padding:                  0.9em !default;
   opacity: 1;
   box-shadow: none;
   background-color: transparent;
+  color: color-shade($button-md-color);
 
   &.activated {
     opacity: 0.4;
@@ -219,32 +220,6 @@ $button-md-small-padding:                  0.9em !default;
   padding: 0;
 }
 
-// Material Design Button Color Mixin
-// --------------------------------------------------
-
-@mixin button-theme-md($color-name, $color-value) {
-
-  .button-#{$color-name}.activated {
-    opacity: 1;
-  }
-
-  .button-outline {
-
-    md-ripple {
-      background-color: rgba( red($color-value), green($color-value), blue($color-value), 0.2);
-    }
-
-    &.activated {
-      opacity: 1;
-
-      md-ripple {
-        background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-}
-
 
 // Generate Material Design Button Colors
 // --------------------------------------------------