diff --git a/scss/mixins/_background-variant.scss b/scss/mixins/_background-variant.scss
index 494439d2b..55dcccd5d 100644
--- a/scss/mixins/_background-variant.scss
+++ b/scss/mixins/_background-variant.scss
@@ -1,19 +1,5 @@
 // stylelint-disable declaration-no-important
 
-// Contextual backgrounds
-
-@mixin bg-variant($parent, $color) {
-  #{$parent} {
-    background-color: $color !important;
-  }
-  a#{$parent},
-  button#{$parent} {
-    @include hover-focus {
-      background-color: darken($color, 10%) !important;
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 @mixin bg-gradient-variant($parent, $color) {
   #{$parent} {
     background: $color linear-gradient(180deg, mix($body-bg, $color, 15%), $color) repeat-x !important;
diff --git a/scss/utilities/_background.scss b/scss/utilities/_background.scss
index 1f18b2f3f..f9fbb48b9 100644
--- a/scss/utilities/_background.scss
+++ b/scss/utilities/_background.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 // stylelint-disable declaration-no-important
 
 @each $color, $value in $theme-colors {
-  @include bg-variant(".bg-#{$color}", $value);
+  .bg-#{$color} {
+    background-color: $value !important;
+  }
 }
 
 @if $enable-gradients {
diff --git a/site/content/docs/4.3/utilities/colors.md b/site/content/docs/4.3/utilities/colors.md
index 0101a4dd5..13b204d41 100644
--- a/site/content/docs/4.3/utilities/colors.md
+++ b/site/content/docs/4.3/utilities/colors.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Contextual text classes also work well on anchors with the provided hover and fo
 
 ## Background color
 
-Similar to the contextual text color classes, easily set the background of an element to any contextual class. Anchor components will darken on hover, just like the text classes. Background utilities **do not set `color`**, so in some cases you'll want to use `.text-*` utilities.
+Similar to the contextual text color classes, easily set the background of an element to any contextual class. Background utilities **do not set `color`**, so in some cases you'll want to use `.text-*` utilities.
 
 {{< example >}}
 {{< colors.inline >}}