diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/links/browser/links.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/links/browser/links.ts
index 1c2e90ff97a..cb507783d81 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/links/browser/links.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/links/browser/links.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { getLinks, Link } from 'vs/editor/contrib/links/common/links';
 import { IDisposable, dispose } from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle';
 import { editorContribution } from 'vs/editor/browser/editorBrowserExtensions';
 import { registerThemingParticipant } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/themeService';
-import { editorLinkForeground, editorActiveLinkForeground } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry';
+import { editorActiveLinkForeground } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry';
 import { Position } from 'vs/editor/common/core/position';
 
 class LinkOccurence {
@@ -350,8 +350,4 @@ registerThemingParticipant((theme, collector) => {
 	if (activeLinkForeground) {
 		collector.addRule(`.monaco-editor.${theme.selector} .detected-link-active { color: ${activeLinkForeground} !important; }`);
 	}
-	let linkForeground = theme.getColor(editorLinkForeground);
-	if (linkForeground) {
-		collector.addRule(`.monaco-editor.${theme.selector} .detected-link { color: ${linkForeground} !important; }`);
-	}
 });
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diff --git a/src/vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry.ts b/src/vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry.ts
index 1617e698148..a4c9e4cee5f 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/theme/common/colorRegistry.ts
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ export const editorFindRangeHighlight = registerColor('editor.findRangeHighlight
  * Editor link colors
  */
 export const editorActiveLinkForeground = registerColor('editorLink.activeForeground', { dark: '#4E94CE', light: Color.black, hc: Color.cyan }, nls.localize('activeLinkForeground', 'Color of active links.'));
-export const editorLinkForeground = registerColor('editorLink.foreground', { dark: null, light: null, hc: null }, nls.localize('linkForeground', 'Color of links.'));
 
 /**
  * Find widget
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/themes/electron-browser/themeCompatibility.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/themes/electron-browser/themeCompatibility.ts
index 5e838e8d6d4..0f840bfd95f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/themes/electron-browser/themeCompatibility.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/themes/electron-browser/themeCompatibility.ts
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ addSettingMapping('selectionHighlightColor', colorRegistry.editorSelectionHighli
 addSettingMapping('findMatchHighlight', colorRegistry.editorFindMatchHighlight);
 addSettingMapping('currentFindMatchHighlight', colorRegistry.editorFindMatch);
 addSettingMapping('hoverHighlight', editorHoverHighlight);
-addSettingMapping('hoverHighlight', editorHoverHighlight);
-addSettingMapping('linkForeground', colorRegistry.editorLinkForeground);
 addSettingMapping('wordHighlight', wordHighlighter.editorWordHighlight);
 addSettingMapping('wordHighlightStrong', wordHighlighter.editorWordHighlightStrong);
 addSettingMapping('findRangeHighlight', colorRegistry.editorFindRangeHighlight);