diff --git a/core/static/core/base.css b/core/static/core/base.css
deleted file mode 100644
index d9bd6af1..00000000
--- a/core/static/core/base.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,123 +0,0 @@
-/*--------------------------------RESET--------------------------------*/
-/*--------------------------------RESET--------------------------------*/
-html,
-body,
-div,
-span,
-applet,
-object,
-iframe,
-h1,
-h2,
-h3,
-h4,
-h5,
-h6,
-p,
-blockquote,
-pre,
-a,
-abbr,
-acronym,
-address,
-big,
-cite,
-code,
-del,
-dfn,
-em,
-img,
-ins,
-kbd,
-q,
-s,
-samp,
-small,
-strike,
-sub,
-sup,
-tt,
-var,
-b,
-u,
-i,
-center,
-dl,
-dt,
-dd,
-ol,
-ul,
-li,
-fieldset,
-form,
-label,
-legend,
-table,
-caption,
-tbody,
-tfoot,
-thead,
-tr,
-th,
-td,
-article,
-aside,
-canvas,
-details,
-embed,
-figure,
-figcaption,
-footer,
-header,
-hgroup,
-menu,
-nav,
-output,
-ruby,
-section,
-summary,
-time,
-mark,
-audio,
-video {
-  margin: 0;
-  padding: 0;
-  border: 0;
-  font-size: 100%;
-  vertical-align: baseline;
-}
-/* HTML5 display-role reset for older browsers */
-article,
-aside,
-details,
-figcaption,
-figure,
-footer,
-header,
-hgroup,
-menu,
-nav,
-section {
-  display: block;
-}
-body {
-  line-height: 1;
-}
-ol,
-ul {
-  /* list-style: none;*/
-}
-blockquote,
-q {
-  quotes: none;
-}
-blockquote:before,
-blockquote:after,
-q:before,
-q:after {
-  content: none;
-}
-table {
-  border-collapse: collapse;
-  border-spacing: 0;
-}
diff --git a/core/static/core/style.scss b/core/static/core/style.scss
index a69d7264..28a289aa 100644
--- a/core/static/core/style.scss
+++ b/core/static/core/style.scss
@@ -2,12 +2,21 @@
 @import "forms";
 @import "devices";
 
+/*----- RESET -----*/
+* {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
+
 /*--------------------------------GENERAL------------------------------*/
 
 body {
   position: relative;
   width: 100%;
   font-family: sans-serif;
+  background-color: var(--bg-white);
+  line-height: 1;
 }
 
 [aria-busy] {
diff --git a/core/templates/core/base.jinja b/core/templates/core/base.jinja
index 57cae31d..be260d35 100644
--- a/core/templates/core/base.jinja
+++ b/core/templates/core/base.jinja
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
         <meta property="og:image" content="{{ request.build_absolute_uri(static("core/img/logo_no_text.png")) }}" />
       {% endblock %}
       <link rel="shortcut icon" href="{{ static('core/img/favicon.ico') }}">
-      <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ static('core/base.css') }}">
       <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ static('core/style.scss') }}">
       <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ static('core/tooltips.scss') }}">
       <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ static('core/markdown.scss') }}">