diff --git a/src/material/core/tokens/m3/definitions/_md-comp-slider.scss b/src/material/core/tokens/m3/definitions/_md-comp-slider.scss
index 6b507a845938..d82a97bbf2d1 100644
--- a/src/material/core/tokens/m3/definitions/_md-comp-slider.scss
+++ b/src/material/core/tokens/m3/definitions/_md-comp-slider.scss
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ $_default: (
     'hover-state-layer-color': map.get($deps, 'md-sys-color', 'primary'),
     'hover-state-layer-opacity':
       map.get($deps, 'md-sys-state', 'hover-state-layer-opacity'),
-    'inactive-track-color': map.get($deps, 'md-sys-color', 'surface-variant'),
+    'inactive-track-color': map.get($deps, 'md-sys-color', 'outline'),
     'inactive-track-height': if($exclude-hardcoded-values, null, 4px),
     'inactive-track-shape': map.get($deps, 'md-sys-shape', 'corner-full'),
     'label-container-color': map.get($deps, 'md-sys-color', 'primary'),
diff --git a/src/material/slider/slider.scss b/src/material/slider/slider.scss
index 0e282262ca1a..4ae36d1ab473 100644
--- a/src/material/slider/slider.scss
+++ b/src/material/slider/slider.scss
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ $_mat-slots: (tokens-mat-slider.$prefix, tokens-mat-slider.get-token-slots());
 .mdc-slider__track--inactive {
   left: 0;
   top: 0;
-  opacity: 0.24;
 
   @include token-utils.use-tokens($_mdc-slots...) {
     @include token-utils.create-token-slot(background-color, inactive-track-color);