diff --git a/skins/elastic/styles/colors.less b/skins/elastic/styles/colors.less
index 6f287853c..6f72ed608 100644
--- a/skins/elastic/styles/colors.less
+++ b/skins/elastic/styles/colors.less
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@
 @color-message-warning:             @color-warning;
 @color-message-error:               @color-error;
 @color-message-loading:             #333;
-@color-message-shadow:              @color-black-shade-bg;
 @color-message-error-background:    fadeout(@color-message-error, 85%);
 @color-message-information-background: fadeout(@color-message-information, 85%);
 @color-message-success-background:  fadeout(@color-message-success, 85%);