diff --git a/src/addons/messages/pages/contacts/contacts.page.ts b/src/addons/messages/pages/contacts/contacts.page.ts
index 473820dd8..80f49d224 100644
--- a/src/addons/messages/pages/contacts/contacts.page.ts
+++ b/src/addons/messages/pages/contacts/contacts.page.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import { IonRefresher } from '@ionic/angular';
     selector: 'page-addon-messages-contacts',
     templateUrl: 'contacts.html',
     styleUrls: [
-        'tabs.scss',
         '../../messages-common.scss',
     ],
 })
diff --git a/src/addons/messages/pages/contacts/tabs.scss b/src/addons/messages/pages/contacts/tabs.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 8bb0948a5..000000000
--- a/src/addons/messages/pages/contacts/tabs.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-:host {
-    ion-tab-bar.core-tabs-bar {
-        position: relative;
-        width: 100%;
-        background: var(--core-tabs-background);
-        color: var(--core-tab-color);
-        -webkit-filter: drop-shadow(0px 3px 3px rgba(var(--drop-shadow)));
-        filter: drop-shadow(0px 3px 3px rgba(var(--drop-shadow)));
-        border: 0;
-
-        ion-row {
-            width: 100%;
-        }
-
-        .tab-slide {
-            border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
-            min-width: 100px;
-            min-height: 56px;
-            cursor: pointer;
-            overflow: hidden;
-            display: flex;
-            align-items: center;
-            justify-content: center;
-            padding: 0;
-            margin-bottom: 1px;
-
-            ion-label {
-                font-size: 16px;
-                font-weight: 400;
-                text-overflow: ellipsis;
-                white-space: nowrap;
-                overflow: hidden;
-                word-wrap: break-word;
-                max-width: 100%;
-                line-height: 1.2em;
-                margin: 16px auto;
-            }
-
-            &[aria-selected=true] {
-                color: var(--core-tab-border-color-active);
-                border-bottom-color: var(--core-tab-color-active);
-                ion-tab-button {
-                    color: var(--core-tab-border-color-active);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/core/components/tabs/tabs.scss b/src/core/components/tabs/tabs.scss
index 3c4a05405..8bc9d4b3e 100644
--- a/src/core/components/tabs/tabs.scss
+++ b/src/core/components/tabs/tabs.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 :host {
     --tabs-background: var(--core-tabs-background);
-    --tabs-color: var(--color);
+    --tabs-color: var(--core-tab-color);
     --height: 56px;
     height: 100%;
     display: block;
diff --git a/src/core/features/mainmenu/pages/menu/menu.html b/src/core/features/mainmenu/pages/menu/menu.html
index ba8099d71..a22ffd18d 100644
--- a/src/core/features/mainmenu/pages/menu/menu.html
+++ b/src/core/features/mainmenu/pages/menu/menu.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <ion-tabs #mainTabs [hidden]="!showTabs" [class]="'placement-' + tabsPlacement" [class.tabshidden]="hidden"
     (ionTabsDidChange)="tabChanged($event)">
-    <ion-tab-bar slot="bottom" [hidden]="hidden">
+    <ion-tab-bar slot="bottom" [hidden]="hidden" class="mainmenu-tabs">
         <ion-spinner *ngIf="!loaded"></ion-spinner>
 
         <ion-tab-button
diff --git a/src/theme/theme.light.scss b/src/theme/theme.light.scss
index d89fb5176..20ee9e9c1 100644
--- a/src/theme/theme.light.scss
+++ b/src/theme/theme.light.scss
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     --core-bottom-tabs-color-selected: #{$bottom-tabs-color-selected};
     --core-bottom-tabs-badge-color: #{$bottom-tabs-badge-color};
     --core-bottom-tabs-badge-text-color: #{$bottom-tabs-badge-text-color};
-    ion-tab-bar {
+    ion-tab-bar.mainmenu-tabs {
         --background: var(--core-bottom-tabs-background);
         --color: var(--core-bottom-tabs-color);
         --color-selected: var(--core-bottom-tabs-color-selected);