diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/govuk-frontend/focus/components.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/govuk-frontend/focus/components.scss
index 722e77225..0efce203d 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/govuk-frontend/focus/components.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/govuk-frontend/focus/components.scss
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@
 
 // Updates to footer component
 .govuk-footer__link {
-  text-decoration: none;
-
-  &:hover,
-  &:active {
-    text-decoration: underline;
-  }
-
   @include govuk-focusable-text-link;
 }