diff --git a/web_src/css/modules/navbar.css b/web_src/css/modules/navbar.css
index b725b54182..ab905196a8 100644
--- a/web_src/css/modules/navbar.css
+++ b/web_src/css/modules/navbar.css
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@
   display: flex;
 }
 
-#navbar > .menu > .item {
-  color: var(--color-nav-text);
-}
-
 #navbar .dropdown .item {
   justify-content: stretch;
 }
diff --git a/web_src/css/themes/theme-forgejo-dark.css b/web_src/css/themes/theme-forgejo-dark.css
index 40fb093665..1c5466b3c8 100644
--- a/web_src/css/themes/theme-forgejo-dark.css
+++ b/web_src/css/themes/theme-forgejo-dark.css
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@
   --color-tooltip-bg: #000000f0;
   --color-nav-bg: var(--steel-900);
   --color-nav-hover-bg: var(--steel-600);
-  --color-nav-text: var(--color-text);
   --color-secondary-nav-bg: var(--color-body);
   --color-label-text: #fff;
   --color-label-bg: var(--steel-600);
diff --git a/web_src/css/themes/theme-forgejo-light.css b/web_src/css/themes/theme-forgejo-light.css
index b4ad8f1649..be94290f5c 100644
--- a/web_src/css/themes/theme-forgejo-light.css
+++ b/web_src/css/themes/theme-forgejo-light.css
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@
   --color-tooltip-bg: #000000f0;
   --color-nav-bg: var(--zinc-100);
   --color-nav-hover-bg: var(--zinc-300);
-  --color-nav-text: var(--color-text);
   --color-secondary-nav-bg: var(--color-body);
   --color-label-text: var(--color-text);
   --color-label-bg: #cacaca7b;
diff --git a/web_src/css/themes/theme-gitea-dark.css b/web_src/css/themes/theme-gitea-dark.css
index 0fbe7ba4ec..31cf57b7c9 100644
--- a/web_src/css/themes/theme-gitea-dark.css
+++ b/web_src/css/themes/theme-gitea-dark.css
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@
   --color-tooltip-bg: #000017f0;
   --color-nav-bg: #16191c;
   --color-nav-hover-bg: var(--color-secondary-light-1);
-  --color-nav-text: var(--color-text);
   --color-secondary-nav-bg: #181c20;
   --color-label-text: var(--color-text);
   --color-label-bg: #73828e4b;
diff --git a/web_src/css/themes/theme-gitea-light.css b/web_src/css/themes/theme-gitea-light.css
index c9ca759472..74272c738e 100644
--- a/web_src/css/themes/theme-gitea-light.css
+++ b/web_src/css/themes/theme-gitea-light.css
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@
   --color-tooltip-bg: #000017f0;
   --color-nav-bg: #f6f7fa;
   --color-nav-hover-bg: var(--color-secondary-light-1);
-  --color-nav-text: var(--color-text);
   --color-secondary-nav-bg: #f9fafb;
   --color-label-text: var(--color-text);
   --color-label-bg: #949da64b;