diff --git a/core/modules/node/tests/src/Functional/NodeAccessBaseTableTest.php b/core/modules/node/tests/src/Functional/NodeAccessBaseTableTest.php
index ac042c1145..4a6b1cff5b 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/tests/src/Functional/NodeAccessBaseTableTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/tests/src/Functional/NodeAccessBaseTableTest.php
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@ class NodeAccessBaseTableTest extends NodeTestBase {
    */
   protected static $modules = ['node_access_test', 'views'];
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  protected $defaultTheme = 'stark';
-
   /**
    * The installation profile to use with this test.
    *