diff --git a/frontend/src/metabase/containers/dnd/DropArea.jsx b/frontend/src/metabase/containers/dnd/DropArea.jsx
index 7f6cc48b8300afdeb07e1ba204c85f7be9f405b6..f98626d6adeea88c2475aeaf618095b2a91086ba 100644
--- a/frontend/src/metabase/containers/dnd/DropArea.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/metabase/containers/dnd/DropArea.jsx
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ const DropTargetBackgroundAndBorder = ({
   <div
     className={cx("absolute rounded", {
       "pointer-events-none": !highlighted,
-      "bg-medium": highlighted,
     })}
     style={{
       top: -marginTop,