diff --git a/pywal/colors.py b/pywal/colors.py
index 2127847..0fed29e 100644
--- a/pywal/colors.py
+++ b/pywal/colors.py
@@ -93,16 +93,10 @@ def create_palette(img, colors, light):
         colors["colors"]["color8"] = util.darken_color(raw_colors[0], 0.5)
         colors["colors"]["color15"] = raw_colors[15]
 
-        colors["special"]["light"] = colors["special"]["background"]
-        colors["special"]["dark"] = colors["special"]["foreground"]
-
     else:
         for i, color in enumerate(raw_colors):
             colors["colors"]["color%s" % i] = color
 
-        colors["special"]["light"] = colors["special"]["foreground"]
-        colors["special"]["dark"] = colors["special"]["background"]
-
     return colors
 
 
diff --git a/pywal/templates/colors.Xresources b/pywal/templates/colors.Xresources
index 5d87403..1410f5a 100644
--- a/pywal/templates/colors.Xresources
+++ b/pywal/templates/colors.Xresources
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ URxvt*borderColor:  {background.alpha}
 *.color66: {color0}
 *color66:  {color0}
 
-! Static light/dark colors.
-light: {light}
-dark: {dark}
-
 ! Xclock colors.
 XClock*foreground: {foreground}
 XClock*background: {background}
diff --git a/pywal/templates/colors.css b/pywal/templates/colors.css
index b8c3957..f348e63 100644
--- a/pywal/templates/colors.css
+++ b/pywal/templates/colors.css
@@ -25,8 +25,4 @@
     --color13: {color13};
     --color14: {color14};
     --color15: {color15};
-
-    /* Static */
-    --dark: {dark};
-    --light: {light};
 }}
diff --git a/pywal/templates/colors.json b/pywal/templates/colors.json
index fc9b853..537a534 100644
--- a/pywal/templates/colors.json
+++ b/pywal/templates/colors.json
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
     "special": {{
         "background": "{background}",
         "foreground": "{foreground}",
-        "cursor": "{cursor}",
-        "dark": "{dark}",
-        "light": "{light}"
+        "cursor": "{cursor}"
     }},
     "colors": {{
         "color0": "{color0}",
diff --git a/pywal/templates/colors.scss b/pywal/templates/colors.scss
index e5c4de9..001be1f 100644
--- a/pywal/templates/colors.scss
+++ b/pywal/templates/colors.scss
@@ -24,7 +24,3 @@ $color12: {color12};
 $color13: {color13};
 $color14: {color14};
 $color15: {color15};
-
-// Static
-$dark: {dark};
-$light: {light};
diff --git a/pywal/templates/colors.sh b/pywal/templates/colors.sh
index e99c83e..ba852b7 100644
--- a/pywal/templates/colors.sh
+++ b/pywal/templates/colors.sh
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ color13='{color13}'
 color14='{color14}'
 color15='{color15}'
 
-# Static
-light='{light}'
-dark='{dark}'
-
 # FZF colors
 export FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS="
     $FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS
diff --git a/pywal/templates/colors.yml b/pywal/templates/colors.yml
index 781f1f6..c3d6e47 100644
--- a/pywal/templates/colors.yml
+++ b/pywal/templates/colors.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ special:
     background: "{background}"
     foreground: "{foreground}"
     cursor: "{cursor}"
-    dark: "{dark}"
-    light: "{light}"
 
 colors:
     color0: "{color0}"