diff --git a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/hc_black.json b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/hc_black.json
index 0db3c99f1fc..5cadf6c65cf 100644
--- a/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/hc_black.json
+++ b/extensions/theme-defaults/themes/hc_black.json
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 	"include": "./hc_black_defaults.json",
 	"colors": {
 		"selection.background": "#008000",
-		"statusBar.background": "#008000",
 		"editor.selectionBackground": "#FFFFFF"
 	},
 	"tokenColors": [