diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon-light/variables.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon-light/variables.scss
index 43cd463868..5a32e2058e 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon-light/variables.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon-light/variables.scss
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ $blurple-500: #6364ff; // Brand purple
 $grey-600: hsl(240deg, 8%, 33%); // Trout
 $grey-100: hsl(240deg, 51%, 90%); // Topaz
 
-$emoji-reaction-color: #dfe5f5 !default;
-$emoji-reaction-selected-color: #9ac1f2 !default;
-
 $classic-base-color: hsl(240deg, 16%, 19%);
 $classic-secondary-color: hsl(255deg, 25%, 88%);
 $classic-highlight-color: $blurple-500;
@@ -45,5 +42,8 @@ $classic-highlight-color: $blurple-500;
   $inverted-text-color: $black,
 
   $action-button-color: hsl(240deg, 16%, 45%),
-  $emojis-requiring-inversion: 'chains'
+  $emojis-requiring-inversion: 'chains',
+
+  $emoji-reaction-color: #dfe5f5,
+  $emoji-reaction-selected-color: #9ac1f2
 );