diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/autocompleters/style.scss b/packages/editor/src/components/autocompleters/style.scss
index 295d63b8e57c7..24541e15c71bf 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/autocompleters/style.scss
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/autocompleters/style.scss
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 	}
 	.editor-autocompleters__user-slug {
 		margin-left: 8px;
-		color: $gray-700;
+		color: $gray-200;
 		white-space: nowrap;
 		text-overflow: ellipsis;
 		overflow: none;
@@ -32,7 +32,4 @@
 		flex-grow: 0;
 		flex-shrink: 0;
 	}
-	&:hover .editor-autocompleters__user-slug {
-		color: var(--wp-admin-theme-color);
-	}
 }