diff --git a/css/ebi-global.scss b/css/ebi-global.scss
index 03de23768d714e2f05fe8b803a8df046180d493a..4bb765d5088590a7bae0060df2cca8caf24dff92 100644
--- a/css/ebi-global.scss
+++ b/css/ebi-global.scss
@@ -541,12 +541,6 @@ a:active {
   /*
     GLOBAL FOOTER
   ================================ */
-  footer {
-    a, a:visited {
-      color: $ebi-colour-dark-grey;
-    }
-  }
-
   .global-footer {
     border-top: 5px solid #eee;
     padding-top: .5rem;