diff --git a/frappe/public/scss/desk/index.scss b/frappe/public/scss/desk/index.scss
index 1643034322..5f5fef251b 100644
--- a/frappe/public/scss/desk/index.scss
+++ b/frappe/public/scss/desk/index.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 @import "variables";
-@import "css_variables";
 @import "../common/mixins.scss";
 @import "../common/global.scss";
 @import "../common/icons.scss";
diff --git a/frappe/public/scss/website/index.scss b/frappe/public/scss/website/index.scss
index 88f3b1db73..94b1249de1 100644
--- a/frappe/public/scss/website/index.scss
+++ b/frappe/public/scss/website/index.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 @import '~quill/dist/quill.core';
 @import 'variables';
-@import 'css_variables';
 @import '~bootstrap/scss/bootstrap';
 @import "../common/mixins";
 @import "../common/global";
diff --git a/frappe/public/scss/website/variables.scss b/frappe/public/scss/website/variables.scss
index fa68b57ad6..293d02b06d 100644
--- a/frappe/public/scss/website/variables.scss
+++ b/frappe/public/scss/website/variables.scss
@@ -131,5 +131,6 @@ $spacers: (
 @import "~bootstrap/scss/functions";
 @import "~bootstrap/scss/variables";
 @import "~bootstrap/scss/mixins";
+@import 'css_variables';
 
 $code-color: $purple;