diff --git a/libs/barista-components/consumption/src/_consumption-theme.scss b/libs/barista-components/consumption/src/_consumption-theme.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index b77eea7abc..0000000000
--- a/libs/barista-components/consumption/src/_consumption-theme.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-@import '../../core/src/theming/theming';
-
-@mixin dt-theme-consumption($theme) {
-  $palette-name: 'error';
-  $palette: dt-get-theme-palette($theme, $palette-name);
-  $default-color: dt-get-theme-color($palette, 'default');
-  $namespace: ':host.dt-color-#{$palette-name}';
-
-  #{$namespace}::ng-deep .dt-consumption-count {
-    color: $default-color;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/libs/barista-components/consumption/src/consumption.scss b/libs/barista-components/consumption/src/consumption.scss
index 9379feb02b..7e9bf22d0e 100644
--- a/libs/barista-components/consumption/src/consumption.scss
+++ b/libs/barista-components/consumption/src/consumption.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 @import '../../core/src/style/overlay';
 @import '../../core/src/style/variables';
 @import '../../core/src/style/interactive-common';
-@import './consumption-theme';
 
 :host {
   display: block;
@@ -56,6 +55,7 @@
   margin-bottom: 6px;
 }
 
-@include dt-apply-theme() {
-  @include dt-theme-consumption($dt-current-theme);
+/** Color the consumption count red, if the state is error */
+:host.dt-color-error ::ng-deep .dt-consumption-count {
+  color: var(--dt-error-default-color);
 }