diff --git a/packages/components/src/components/link/_link.scss b/packages/components/src/components/link/_link.scss
index 100e273e371f..eebd6767d292 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/components/link/_link.scss
+++ b/packages/components/src/components/link/_link.scss
@@ -78,10 +78,6 @@
   .#{$prefix}--link.#{$prefix}--link--inline {
     text-decoration: underline;
 
-    &:hover {
-      color: $hover-primary-text;
-    }
-
     &:focus,
     &:visited {
       text-decoration: none;