diff --git a/data/wingpanel.metainfo.xml.in b/data/wingpanel.metainfo.xml.in
index 339b89fa..5e617849 100644
--- a/data/wingpanel.metainfo.xml.in
+++ b/data/wingpanel.metainfo.xml.in
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
       <issues>
         <issue url="https://github.com/elementary/wingpanel/issues/408">Wingpanel has top gap when apps are snapped to left-half/right-half</issue>
         <issue url="https://github.com/elementary/wingpanel/issues/515">wayland: Opening multitasking view breaks gala</issue>
+        <issue url="https://github.com/elementary/wingpanel/issues/530">does not follow accent color in X session</issue>
         <issue url="https://github.com/elementary/wingpanel/issues/550">Text padding is gone</issue>
       </issues>
     </release>
diff --git a/src/Application.vala b/src/Application.vala
index 25e65f95..ffd871b0 100644
--- a/src/Application.vala
+++ b/src/Application.vala
@@ -87,10 +87,6 @@ public class Wingpanel.Application : Gtk.Application {
             var gtk_settings = Gtk.Settings.get_default ();
             gtk_settings.gtk_icon_theme_name = "elementary";
 
-            if (!gtk_settings.gtk_theme_name.has_prefix ("io.elementary")) {
-                gtk_settings.gtk_theme_name = "io.elementary.stylesheet.blueberry";
-            }
-
             gtk_settings.gtk_application_prefer_dark_theme = granite_settings.prefers_color_scheme == DARK;
 
             granite_settings.notify["prefers-color-scheme"].connect (() => {