diff --git a/scss/_images.scss b/scss/_images.scss
index 50c56108a9..2bce02f631 100644
--- a/scss/_images.scss
+++ b/scss/_images.scss
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
   background-color: $thumbnail-bg;
   border: $thumbnail-border-width solid $thumbnail-border-color;
   @include border-radius($thumbnail-border-radius);
-  @include transition($thumbnail-transition);
   @include box-shadow($thumbnail-box-shadow);
 
   // Keep them at most 100% wide
diff --git a/scss/_variables.scss b/scss/_variables.scss
index 0615f35d41..bfe3feaae1 100644
--- a/scss/_variables.scss
+++ b/scss/_variables.scss
@@ -761,7 +761,6 @@ $thumbnail-border-width:            $border-width !default;
 $thumbnail-border-color:            #ddd !default;
 $thumbnail-border-radius:           $border-radius !default;
 $thumbnail-box-shadow:              0 1px 2px rgba($black,.075) !default;
-$thumbnail-transition:              all .2s ease-in-out !default;
 
 
 // Figures