diff --git a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/base/_base.scss b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/base/_base.scss
index c50dc32d0..f48bc20bc 100644
--- a/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/base/_base.scss
+++ b/src/pydata_sphinx_theme/assets/styles/base/_base.scss
@@ -39,17 +39,11 @@ a {
   // The # anchor that appears on hover over headings
   &.headerlink {
     color: var(--pst-color-secondary);
-    opacity: 0.7;
     font-size: 0.8em;
     padding: 0 4px;
     margin-left: 0.2em;
     text-decoration: none;
-    transition: all 0.2s ease-out;
     user-select: none;
-
-    &:hover {
-      opacity: 1;
-    }
   }
 
   // set up a icon next to the shorten links from github and gitlab