diff --git a/core/modules/editor/engines/framed.js b/core/modules/editor/engines/framed.js
index 574d9344e..01b9974c2 100644
--- a/core/modules/editor/engines/framed.js
+++ b/core/modules/editor/engines/framed.js
@@ -119,13 +119,11 @@ FramedEngine.prototype.copyStyles = function() {
 	this.domNode.style.display = "block";
 	this.domNode.style.width = "100%";
 	this.domNode.style.margin = "0";
-	this.domNode.style["background-color"] = this.widget.wiki.extractTiddlerDataItem(this.widget.wiki.getTiddlerText("$:/palette"),"tiddler-editor-background");
-	this.domNode.style.direction = "";
-	this.domNode.style.unicodeBidi = "";
 	// In Chrome setting -webkit-text-fill-color overrides the placeholder text colour
 	this.domNode.style["-webkit-text-fill-color"] = "currentcolor";
 	// Ensure we don't force text direction to LTR
 	this.domNode.style.removeProperty("direction");
+	this.domNode.style.removeProperty("unicodeBidi");
 };
 
 /*