diff --git a/lib/category_badge.rb b/lib/category_badge.rb
index f9da58fe2b8..05ac27a358e 100644
--- a/lib/category_badge.rb
+++ b/lib/category_badge.rb
@@ -91,6 +91,6 @@ module CategoryBadge
     result << ERB::Util.html_escape(category.name)
     result << "</span></span>"
 
-    wrap_in_link(result, data[:category_url], "", "color: ##{category.text_color};")
+    wrap_in_link(result, data[:category_url])
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/category_badge_spec.rb b/spec/lib/category_badge_spec.rb
index e35cac4b03c..469f2bb4ea8 100644
--- a/spec/lib/category_badge_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/category_badge_spec.rb
@@ -34,11 +34,10 @@ RSpec.describe CategoryBadge do
   end
 
   it "includes inline color style when inline_style is true" do
-    c = Fabricate(:category, color: "123456", text_color: "654321")
+    c = Fabricate(:category, color: "123456")
 
     html = CategoryBadge.html_for(c, inline_style: true)
 
-    expect(html).to include("color: #654321;")
     expect(html).to include("background-color: #123456;")
   end
 end