diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/block-editor/style.scss b/packages/edit-site/src/components/block-editor/style.scss
index e50faca23edef..6bcdc727d55fb 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/block-editor/style.scss
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/block-editor/style.scss
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 	.edit-site-visual-editor__editor-canvas {
 		height: 100%;
-		background: $white;
 	}
 
 	&.is-focus-mode {
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/layout/style.scss b/packages/edit-site/src/components/layout/style.scss
index eea527d18904f..b69231ff1d107 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/layout/style.scss
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/layout/style.scss
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@
 
 	& > div {
 		color: $gray-900;
-		background: $white;
 		box-shadow: 0 20px 25px -5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8), 0 8px 10px -6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
 	}