diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.scss
index 7f594323b0e..d647136c5eb 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-$govuk-compatibility-govuktemplate: false;
-$govuk-use-legacy-palette: false;
-$govuk-new-link-styles: true;
-
 // This flag stops the font from being included in this application's
 // stylesheet - the font is being served by Static across all of GOV.UK, so is
 // not needed here.
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/visualise.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/visualise.scss
index 4851d058912..e7353373aec 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/visualise.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/visualise.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-$govuk-compatibility-govuktemplate: true;
-$govuk-use-legacy-palette: false;
-
 @import "govuk_publishing_components/govuk_frontend_support";
 @import "govuk_publishing_components/component_support";