diff --git a/packages/eui/src/components/form/form.styles.test.tsx b/packages/eui/src/components/form/form.styles.test.tsx
index 93bf1bf2816d..57ba392e15ee 100644
--- a/packages/eui/src/components/form/form.styles.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/eui/src/components/form/form.styles.test.tsx
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ describe('euiFormControlStyles', () => {
             border-radius: 0;
           ",
         "invalid": "
-        --euiFormControlStateColor: #BD271E !important;
+        --euiFormControlStateColor: #BD271E;
         background-size: 100% 100%;
       ",
         "readOnly": "
diff --git a/packages/eui/src/components/form/form.styles.ts b/packages/eui/src/components/form/form.styles.ts
index a3b1c11b9eba..1da9bb1637b9 100644
--- a/packages/eui/src/components/form/form.styles.ts
+++ b/packages/eui/src/components/form/form.styles.ts
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ export const euiFormControlFocusStyles = ({
 `;
 
 export const euiFormControlInvalidStyles = ({ euiTheme }: UseEuiTheme) => `
-  --euiFormControlStateColor: ${euiTheme.colors.danger} !important;
+  --euiFormControlStateColor: ${euiTheme.colors.danger};
   background-size: 100% 100%;
 `;