diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/style.scss
index 2df097b3fc9907..3ea00a015063ba 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/latest-posts/style.scss
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 .wp-block-latest-posts__post-date,
 .wp-block-latest-posts__post-author {
 	display: block;
-	color: #555;
 	font-size: 0.8125em;
 }