diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/style-editor.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/style-editor.css
index ccd7195d5e..6ed3f1a919 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/style-editor.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/style-editor.css
@@ -2025,7 +2025,7 @@ table.is-style-stripes .has-background tbody tr,
 .wp-block-table.is-style-stripes .has-background thead tr,
 .wp-block-table.is-style-stripes .has-background tfoot tr,
 .wp-block-table.is-style-stripes .has-background tbody tr {
-	color: var(--table--has-background-text-color);
+	color: inherit;
 }
 
 table.is-style-stripes,
diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style-rtl.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style-rtl.css
index f3e5997b98..c4ce8dff30 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style-rtl.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style-rtl.css
@@ -3396,7 +3396,7 @@ table.is-style-stripes .has-background tbody tr,
 .wp-block-table.is-style-stripes .has-background thead tr,
 .wp-block-table.is-style-stripes .has-background tfoot tr,
 .wp-block-table.is-style-stripes .has-background tbody tr {
-	color: var(--table--has-background-text-color);
+	color: inherit;
 }
 
 table.is-style-stripes,
diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style.css
index 7bce567e61..1caac36348 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style.css
@@ -3406,7 +3406,7 @@ table.is-style-stripes .has-background tbody tr,
 .wp-block-table.is-style-stripes .has-background thead tr,
 .wp-block-table.is-style-stripes .has-background tfoot tr,
 .wp-block-table.is-style-stripes .has-background tbody tr {
-	color: var(--table--has-background-text-color);
+	color: inherit;
 }
 
 table.is-style-stripes,