diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/colors.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/colors.scss
index b36b09f6b..a106062e4 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/colors.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/colors.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-$highlight-white: #FAFAFA;
-
 $background-white: #FFFFFF;
 $background-grey: #EEEEEE;
 $background-blue: #E7F2F7;
@@ -28,12 +26,3 @@ $dark-blue: darken(#0984C8,10%);
 $sidebars-background: #f0f0f0;
 $sidebars-sub-background: darken($sidebars-background, 12%);
 $left-navbar-drawer-background: darken($sidebars-background, 6%);
-
-/* colors : http://www.colourlovers.com/palette/2134203/Awezome_in_argyle */
-$cyan : rgb(8,204,249);
-$yellow : rgb(242,244,9);
-$purple : rgb(220,23,166);
-$lime-green : rgb(143, 199,10);
-$orange : rgb(237, 165, 13);
-$turquoise : rgb(8, 224, 173);
-$sand : rgb(245, 239, 237);