diff --git a/src/components/header/_index.scss b/src/components/header/_index.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d1..000000000000
diff --git a/src/components/index.scss b/src/components/index.scss
index 55d31f50edc6..30610b4f9189 100644
--- a/src/components/index.scss
+++ b/src/components/index.scss
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 @import 'drag_and_drop/index';
 @import 'empty_prompt/index';
 @import 'form/index';
-@import 'header/index';
 @import 'key_pad_menu/index';
 @import 'markdown_editor/index';
 @import 'notification/index';
diff --git a/src/global_styling/variables/_header.scss b/src/global_styling/variables/_header.scss
index d3fa43e9ee7a..df68553c62e9 100644
--- a/src/global_styling/variables/_header.scss
+++ b/src/global_styling/variables/_header.scss
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-// Themeable colors
-$euiHeaderBackgroundColor: $euiColorEmptyShade !default;
-
-// Layout vars
 $euiHeaderHeight: $euiSizeXXL + $euiSizeS !default;
-$euiHeaderChildSize: $euiSizeXXL !default;
-
 // Use the following variable in other components to afford for the fixed header
 $euiHeaderHeightCompensation: $euiHeaderHeight !default;
diff --git a/upcoming_changelogs/7005.md b/upcoming_changelogs/7005.md
index 12cd8f15d03e..16629a8f2502 100644
--- a/upcoming_changelogs/7005.md
+++ b/upcoming_changelogs/7005.md
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@
 - Converted `EuiHeaderAlert` to Emotion; Removed unused `.euiHeaderAlert__dismiss` CSS
 - Converted `EuiHeaderSection`, `EuiHeaderSectionItem`, and `EuiHeaderSectionItemButton` to Emotion
 - Converted `EuiHeaderLinks` and `EuiHeaderLink` to Emotion; Removed `$euiHeaderLinksGutterSizes` Sass variables
+- Removed `$euiHeaderBackgroundColor` Sass variable; use `$euiColorEmptyShade` instead
+- Removed `$euiHeaderChildSize` Sass variable; use `$euiSizeXXL` instead