diff --git a/src/static/pretixbase/scss/colors.scss b/src/static/pretixbase/scss/colors.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 7005019431..0000000000
--- a/src/static/pretixbase/scss/colors.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-$brand-primary: #8E44B3 !default;
diff --git a/src/static/pretixcontrol/scss/_variables.scss b/src/static/pretixcontrol/scss/_variables.scss
index 781311e59f..cc862d7272 100644
--- a/src/static/pretixcontrol/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/src/static/pretixcontrol/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ $gray-lighter: lighten(#000, 93.5%);
 $gray-lightest: lighten(#000, 97.25%);
 $font-family-sans-serif:  "Open Sans", "OpenSans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !default;
 $font-path: static("fonts");
-$brand-primary: #8E44B3;
+$brand-primary: #8E44B3 !default;
 $brand-success: #5cb85c;
 $brand-info: #5bc0de;
 $brand-warning: #f0ad4e;
diff --git a/src/static/pretixpresale/scss/_variables.scss b/src/static/pretixpresale/scss/_variables.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c434da1e86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/static/pretixpresale/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+$font-family-sans-serif:  "Open Sans", "OpenSans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !default;
+$font-path: static("fonts");
+$brand-primary: #8E44B3 !default;
diff --git a/src/static/pretixpresale/scss/main.scss b/src/static/pretixpresale/scss/main.scss
index 8198b9eef5..35fa52b6aa 100644
--- a/src/static/pretixpresale/scss/main.scss
+++ b/src/static/pretixpresale/scss/main.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@import "../../pretixcontrol/scss/_variables.scss";
+@import "_variables.scss";
 @import "../../pretixbase/scss/colors.scss";
 @import "../../bootstrap/scss/_bootstrap.scss";
 $fa-font-path: static("fontawesome/fonts");