diff --git a/.changeset/fair-cows-sing.md b/.changeset/fair-cows-sing.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5a245e275
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fair-cows-sing.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@primer/css": patch
+---
+
+Revert #2461 default selection color
diff --git a/src/base/base.scss b/src/base/base.scss
index 4ebf5f9b1b..dbf662b2c2 100644
--- a/src/base/base.scss
+++ b/src/base/base.scss
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
   box-sizing: border-box;
 }
 
-*::selection {
-  background-color: var(--bgColor-accent-muted, var(--color-accent-subtle));
-}
-
 input,
 select,
 textarea,