diff --git a/src/app/register2/components/register2.scss-theme.scss b/src/app/register2/components/register2.scss-theme.scss
index 635eee1c5e..34385dcebf 100644
--- a/src/app/register2/components/register2.scss-theme.scss
+++ b/src/app/register2/components/register2.scss-theme.scss
@@ -70,14 +70,6 @@
     }
   }
 
-  :host {
-    ::ng-deep {
-      .container .mat-horizontal-content-container,
-      .container {
-        // background-color: map-get($background, 'ui-background-lightest');
-      }
-    }
-  }
 
   ::ng-deep {
     .valid-password-input {
diff --git a/src/app/register2/pages/register/register2.component.scss.theme.scss b/src/app/register2/pages/register/register2.component.scss.theme.scss
index b2a5d99f73..a360686d1c 100644
--- a/src/app/register2/pages/register/register2.component.scss.theme.scss
+++ b/src/app/register2/pages/register/register2.component.scss.theme.scss
@@ -8,8 +8,5 @@
   $foreground: map-get($theme, foreground);
   $background: map-get($theme, background);
 
-  :host {
-    // background-color: map-get($background, 'ui-background-lightest');
-  }
 }
 @include theme($orcid-app-theme);