diff --git a/src/components/card/HorizontalCard1.module.scss b/src/components/card/HorizontalCard1.module.scss
index 470b39c3..4fb3104a 100644
--- a/src/components/card/HorizontalCard1.module.scss
+++ b/src/components/card/HorizontalCard1.module.scss
@@ -199,12 +199,7 @@
     }
 
     &.isRead:not(:hover):not(:active) {
-        @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
-            opacity: var(--card-visited-opacity);
-        }
-        @media (prefers-color-scheme: light) {
-            opacity: var(--card-visited-opacity);
-        }
+        opacity: var(--card-visited-opacity);
     }
 
     &:focus:not(:active),
diff --git a/src/components/card/HorizontalCard2.module.scss b/src/components/card/HorizontalCard2.module.scss
index 87f4ae64..19eae5ed 100644
--- a/src/components/card/HorizontalCard2.module.scss
+++ b/src/components/card/HorizontalCard2.module.scss
@@ -93,23 +93,7 @@
     }
 
     &.isRead:not(:hover):not(:active) {
-        .meta .prefix,
-        .meta time,
-        .textContainer h1 {
-            color: var(--card-text-visited);
-            // IE11
-            @media screen and (-ms-high-contrast: active),
-                (-ms-high-contrast: none) {
-                color: #{map-deep-get($colors, 'colors', 'neutral', 40)};
-            }
-        }
-
-        background-color: var(--card-visited);
-        // IE11
-        @media screen and (-ms-high-contrast: active),
-            (-ms-high-contrast: none) {
-            background-color: #{map-deep-get($colors, 'colors', 'neutral', 90)};
-        }
+        opacity: var(--card-visited-opacity);
     }
 
     &:focus:not(:active),
diff --git a/src/components/card/HorizontalCard4.module.scss b/src/components/card/HorizontalCard4.module.scss
index 63e67aad..cb610651 100644
--- a/src/components/card/HorizontalCard4.module.scss
+++ b/src/components/card/HorizontalCard4.module.scss
@@ -122,12 +122,7 @@
     }
 
     &.isRead:not(:hover):not(:active) {
-        @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
-            opacity: var(--card-visited-opacity);
-        }
-        @media (prefers-color-scheme: light) {
-            opacity: var(--card-visited-opacity);
-        }
+        opacity: var(--card-visited-opacity);
     }
 
     &:focus:not(:active),