diff --git a/src/components/interior-left-nav/interior-left-nav.scss b/src/components/interior-left-nav/interior-left-nav.scss
index 43d516524d19..2b373e732ca7 100644
--- a/src/components/interior-left-nav/interior-left-nav.scss
+++ b/src/components/interior-left-nav/interior-left-nav.scss
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
 
     .left-nav-list__item--active > .left-nav-list__item-link {
       position: relative;
-      background-color: #fff;
+      background-color: transparent;
 
       &:before {
         top: 0;