diff --git a/src/patterns/01-core/elements/_inline-elements.scss b/src/patterns/01-core/elements/_inline-elements.scss
index 39bcac0008da3268e0af9482fa9434204314cc64..70303f9b0c8774d73bb5615926ed1d30cb931b0b 100644
--- a/src/patterns/01-core/elements/_inline-elements.scss
+++ b/src/patterns/01-core/elements/_inline-elements.scss
@@ -97,18 +97,11 @@
   font-family: var(--font-mono);
 }
 
-:where(del) {
-  background-color: var(--red-9);
-  color: var(--red-1);
-}
-
 :where(dfn) {
   font-style: italic;
 }
 
 :where(ins) {
-  background-color: var(--green-9);
-  color: var(--green-1);
   text-underline-offset: var(--size-xs);
 }