diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_im_session.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_im_session.xml
index a0e1d0d60a540f4e66d66a68e5652a79087b4add..6fee0f1e71ded64538b4fd2a138a3291dd1e7c6b 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_im_session.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/floater_im_session.xml
@@ -501,7 +501,6 @@
                          height="20"
                          is_expandable="true"
                          text_tentative_color="TextFgTentativeColor"
-                         bg_writeable_color="ScriptBackground"
                          name="chat_editor"
                          max_length="5000"
                          spellcheck="true"