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 41b5c6cb85..0ed2964a63 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/style-editor.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/style-editor.css
@@ -2081,7 +2081,7 @@ 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/assets/sass/05-blocks/table/_editor.scss b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/05-blocks/table/_editor.scss
index a0c7cfcdbd..1a72bb2845 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/05-blocks/table/_editor.scss
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/05-blocks/table/_editor.scss
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ table,
 	&.is-style-stripes .has-background thead tr,
 	&.is-style-stripes .has-background tfoot tr,
 	&.is-style-stripes .has-background tbody tr {
-		color: var(--table--has-background-text-color);
+		color: inherit;
 	}
 
 	&.is-style-stripes {
diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/05-blocks/table/_style.scss b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/05-blocks/table/_style.scss
index 04173970bd..5d7715517c 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/05-blocks/table/_style.scss
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/05-blocks/table/_style.scss
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ table,
 	&.is-style-stripes .has-background thead tr,
 	&.is-style-stripes .has-background tfoot tr,
 	&.is-style-stripes .has-background tbody tr {
-		color: var(--table--has-background-text-color);
+		color: inherit;
 	}
 
 	&.is-style-stripes {
diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style-rtl.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style-rtl.css
index 90f1482b2c..7087eb749d 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style-rtl.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style-rtl.css
@@ -3426,7 +3426,7 @@ 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 e832c2d075..8079d8f7be 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/style.css
@@ -3436,7 +3436,7 @@ 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,