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diff --git a/src/components/section-navigation/_section-navigation.scss b/src/components/section-navigation/_section-navigation.scss
index 5845e62da2..955a1548d4 100644
--- a/src/components/section-navigation/_section-navigation.scss
+++ b/src/components/section-navigation/_section-navigation.scss
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
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