diff --git a/frontend/src/metabase/nav/constants.js b/frontend/src/metabase/nav/constants.js
index af860ce5cf3b4a867f70d31d3926b1ad19cdf111..0982635ee9f8792a97c01256b5d8c11aa9671766 100644
--- a/frontend/src/metabase/nav/constants.js
+++ b/frontend/src/metabase/nav/constants.js
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-import { color, lighten } from "metabase/lib/colors";
-
-export const getDefaultSearchColor = () => lighten(color("nav"), 0.07);
-
 export const APP_BAR_HEIGHT = "52px";
 export const ADMIN_NAVBAR_HEIGHT = "65px";
 export const NAV_SIDEBAR_WIDTH = "324px";