diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/button/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/button/style.scss
index 984027ddbd93a1..83f8602f81de21 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/button/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/button/style.scss
@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@ $blocks-block__margin: 0.5em;
 	word-break: break-word; // overflow-wrap doesn't work well if a link is wrapped in the div, so use word-break here.
 	box-sizing: border-box;
 
-	&:hover,
-	&:focus,
-	&:active,
-	&:visited {
-		color: $white;
-	}
-
 	&.aligncenter {
 		text-align: center;
 	}