diff --git a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_common.scss b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_common.scss
index 18fd1eb42..da7543130 100644
--- a/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_common.scss
+++ b/data/theme/gnome-shell-sass/_common.scss
@@ -36,10 +36,8 @@ $_hover_bg_color: lighten($bg_color,if($variant=='light', 5%, 3%));
 $_active_bg_color: if($variant == 'light', darken($bg_color, 14%), darken($bg_color, 9%));
 
 $font-size: 11;
-$font-family: Cantarell, Sans-Serif;
 
 stage {
-  font-family: $font-family;
   @include fontsize($font-size);
   color: $fg_color;
 }