diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/helpers/_variables.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/helpers/_variables.scss
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--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/helpers/_variables.scss
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-$app-text-colour: $govuk-text-colour;
-$app-secondary-text-colour: govuk-colour("dark-grey", $legacy: "grey-1");
-
-// Border widths
-$app-border-width-mobile: 4px;
-$app-border-width-tablet: 5px;
-$app-border-width-form-element: 2px;
-
-// Focus
-$app-focus-width: 3px;