diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/gabsocial/variables.scss b/app/javascript/styles/gabsocial/variables.scss
index d606fd88..1ed87fbd 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/gabsocial/variables.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/gabsocial/variables.scss
@@ -29,18 +29,6 @@ $gab-background-container-light: #fff;
 $gab-default-text-light: #6c6c6c;
 
 
-// theme mixins
-@mixin light-theme-shadow() {box-shadow: 0 0 6px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.1);}
-
-// NOTE - probably a better place to put this
-@mixin gab-container-standards() {
-	border-radius: 10px;
-	background: $gab-background-container;
-	body.theme-gabsocial-light & {
-		@include light-theme-shadow();
-		background: $gab-background-container-light;
-	}
-}