diff --git a/wp-includes/js/tinymce/themes/advanced/skins/wp_theme/content.css b/wp-includes/js/tinymce/themes/advanced/skins/wp_theme/content.css
index d5a8ef3e0..0b7ec9f33 100644
--- a/wp-includes/js/tinymce/themes/advanced/skins/wp_theme/content.css
+++ b/wp-includes/js/tinymce/themes/advanced/skins/wp_theme/content.css
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 body {
 	font: 13px/19px Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif;
 	margin: 0.6em;
-	background: #fff;
 	color: #000;
 }
 body.mceForceColors {background:#FFF; color:#000;}