diff --git a/.storybook/manager.js b/.storybook/manager.js
index 8f01b669d06..8678eeac7e2 100644
--- a/.storybook/manager.js
+++ b/.storybook/manager.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import {addons} from '@storybook/addons';
 import {create} from '@storybook/theming';
-import {colorSkyLight, colorInk} from '@shopify/polaris-tokens';
 
 addons.setConfig({
   panelPosition: 'bottom',
@@ -10,10 +9,5 @@ addons.setConfig({
     brandUrl: '/',
     brandImage: null,
     appBorderRadius: 0,
-    appBg: colorSkyLight,
-    contentBg: colorSkyLight,
-    textColor: colorInk,
-    // TODO more pretty brand colors?
-    // SEE https://github.com/storybooks/storybook/blob/next/docs/src/pages/configurations/theming/index.md
   }),
 });
diff --git a/UNRELEASED.md b/UNRELEASED.md
index a39883164e5..83c9ed40621 100644
--- a/UNRELEASED.md
+++ b/UNRELEASED.md
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Use [the changelog guidelines](/documentation/Versioning%20and%20changelog.md) t
 - Cleaned up Button styling and $button-filled mixin([#4635](https://github.com/Shopify/polaris-react/pull/4635))
 - Removed `rem()` function from `tokens.ts` ([#4695](https://github.com/Shopify/polaris-react/pull/4695))
 - Remove unnecessary import of `Tokens` in `Collapsible` test ([#4722](https://github.com/Shopify/polaris-react/pull/4722))
+- Remove legacy tokens and use default theme for `.storybook/manager.js` ([#4729](https://github.com/Shopify/polaris-react/pull/4729))
 
 ### Deprecations