diff --git a/sphinx/texinputs/sphinxpackageboxes.sty b/sphinx/texinputs/sphinxpackageboxes.sty
index 0abfa2a89..da9b4d68e 100644
--- a/sphinx/texinputs/sphinxpackageboxes.sty
+++ b/sphinx/texinputs/sphinxpackageboxes.sty
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@
                            0.5\spx@boxes@border-\spx@boxes@shadow@yoffset\relax)
                    {\spx@boxes@borderpath\fillpath}%
               {\ifspx@boxes@withbackgroundcolor\else
-                   \pagecolor% was using \color{white} prior to 6.2.0
+                   \color{white}%
                    \spx@boxes@borderpath\fillpath
               \fi}%
 }%