diff --git a/_includes/head.html b/_includes/head.html
index e640f97..16ffe3d 100644
--- a/_includes/head.html
+++ b/_includes/head.html
@@ -12,12 +12,7 @@
- {% if site.color_scheme == nil or site.color_scheme == "nil" %}
- {% assign color_scheme = 'light' %}
- {% else %}
- {% assign color_scheme = site.color_scheme %}
- {% endif %}
-
+
{% if site.ga_tracking != nil %}
diff --git a/_sass/color_schemes/dark.scss b/_sass/color_schemes/dark.scss
index 333c2b1..9a0b9ea 100644
--- a/_sass/color_schemes/dark.scss
+++ b/_sass/color_schemes/dark.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-// override this file to change the dark theme
-
$body-background-color: $grey-dk-300;
$sidebar-color: $grey-dk-300;
$border-color: $grey-dk-200;
diff --git a/_sass/color_schemes/light.scss b/_sass/color_schemes/light.scss
index 5932f29..e69de29 100644
--- a/_sass/color_schemes/light.scss
+++ b/_sass/color_schemes/light.scss
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-// override this file to change the light (default) theme
diff --git a/assets/css/just-the-docs-default.scss b/assets/css/just-the-docs-default.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63fde26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/css/just-the-docs-default.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+---
+{% if site.color_scheme and site.color_scheme != "nil" %}
+ {% assign color_scheme = site.color_scheme %}
+{% else %}
+ {% assign color_scheme = "light" %}
+{% endif %}
+{% include css/just-the-docs.scss.liquid color_scheme=color_scheme %}