diff --git a/client/src/redux/night-mode-saga.js b/client/src/redux/night-mode-saga.js
index b6109450bd..038145d600 100644
--- a/client/src/redux/night-mode-saga.js
+++ b/client/src/redux/night-mode-saga.js
@@ -5,15 +5,11 @@ import store from 'store';
 
 const themeKey = 'fcc-theme';
 const defaultTheme = 'default';
-const nightTheme = 'night';
 
 export function setTheme(currentTheme = defaultTheme, theme) {
   if (currentTheme !== theme) {
     store.set(themeKey, theme);
   }
-  const html = document.getElementById('__fcc-html');
-  html.classList.remove(theme === nightTheme ? defaultTheme : nightTheme);
-  html.classList.add(theme);
 }
 
 function* updateLocalThemeSaga({ payload: { user, theme } }) {
diff --git a/client/src/templates/Challenges/components/help-modal.css b/client/src/templates/Challenges/components/help-modal.css
index 74fbde5ee8..3dde5ac671 100644
--- a/client/src/templates/Challenges/components/help-modal.css
+++ b/client/src/templates/Challenges/components/help-modal.css
@@ -3,7 +3,3 @@
     font-size: 16px;
   }
 }
-
-.night .help-modal-header .close {
-  color: #fff;
-}