diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 5bdfc79df0..61bb73671f 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       "conventionalCommits": true,
       "message": "chore(release): publish [skip ci]",
       "registry": "https://npm.pkg.github.com",
-      "allowBranch": ["main", "develop", "mercury-rising"]
+      "allowBranch": ["main", "develop"]
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/sage-assets/lib/stylesheets/components/_alert.scss b/packages/sage-assets/lib/stylesheets/components/_alert.scss
index 1d951d934f..f22894dc2d 100644
--- a/packages/sage-assets/lib/stylesheets/components/_alert.scss
+++ b/packages/sage-assets/lib/stylesheets/components/_alert.scss
@@ -47,19 +47,6 @@ $-alert-border-colors: (
   danger: sage-color(red, 300),
 );
 
-$-alert-border-colors: (
-  default: sage-color(grey, 300),
-  draft: sage-color(grey, 300),
-  info: sage-color(blue, 300),
-  published: sage-color(green, 300),
-  success: sage-color(green, 300),
-  warning: sage-color(yellow, 300),
-  approaching: sage-color(yellow, 300),
-  reached: sage-color(mercury, 300),
-  exceeded: sage-color(red, 300),
-  danger: sage-color(red, 300),
-);
-
 .sage-alert {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: auto 1fr;