diff --git a/src/styles/index.scss b/src/styles/index.scss
index 6230ef675c4b8ff48e9338001447e6e646563b48..b5ba44e5083778a4b8ff19c37ceffc833983d643 100644
--- a/src/styles/index.scss
+++ b/src/styles/index.scss
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
 
   /* Outline when the emoji button is selected */
   .chatbox converse-chat-toolbar button:focus {
-    outline-color: var(--chat-toolbar-btn-color) !important;
+    outline: none;
   }
 
   /* Modal when the connection is lost*/
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@
 
   .chatbox .sendXMPPMessage .chat-textarea:active,
   .chatbox .sendXMPPMessage .chat-textarea:focus {
-    outline-color: transparent;
+    outline: none;
   }
 
   .chatbox .sendXMPPMessage .chat-textarea.correcting {