diff --git a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/dark_vs.json b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/dark_vs.json
index a4125e4cdb8..015f99d95b5 100644
--- a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/dark_vs.json
+++ b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/dark_vs.json
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@
 		{
 			"scope": "markup.italic",
 			"settings": {
-				"fontStyle": "italic",
-				"foreground": "#569cd6"
+				"fontStyle": "italic"
 			}
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/light_vs.json b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/light_vs.json
index 29119938b07..4ab67bf8870 100644
--- a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/light_vs.json
+++ b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/light_vs.json
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@
 		{
 			"scope": "markup.italic",
 			"settings": {
-				"fontStyle": "italic",
-				"foreground": "#000080"
+				"fontStyle": "italic"
 			}
 		},
 		{