diff --git a/list/internal/listitem/_list-item.scss b/list/internal/listitem/_list-item.scss
index 58bcbdc6ccc..bc510d7f700 100644
--- a/list/internal/listitem/_list-item.scss
+++ b/list/internal/listitem/_list-item.scss
@@ -143,4 +143,15 @@
   [slot='end'] {
     color: map.get($tokens, 'trailing-icon-color');
   }
+
+  @media (forced-colors: active) {
+    .disabled slot {
+      color: GrayText;
+    }
+
+    .list-item.disabled {
+      color: GrayText;
+      opacity: 1;
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/list/internal/listitem/forced-colors-styles.scss b/list/internal/listitem/forced-colors-styles.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e25afe488d..00000000000
--- a/list/internal/listitem/forced-colors-styles.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-//
-// Copyright 2023 Google LLC
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-//
-
-// go/keep-sorted start
-@use './list-item';
-// go/keep-sorted end
-
-@media (forced-colors: active) {
-  .disabled slot {
-    color: GrayText;
-  }
-
-  .list-item.disabled {
-    color: GrayText;
-    opacity: 1;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/list/list-item.ts b/list/list-item.ts
index 1a89872de7e..c631e4a9eba 100644
--- a/list/list-item.ts
+++ b/list/list-item.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 import {customElement} from 'lit/decorators.js';
 
-import {styles as forcedColors} from './internal/listitem/forced-colors-styles.css.js';
 import {ListItemEl as ListItem} from './internal/listitem/list-item.js';
 import {styles} from './internal/listitem/list-item-styles.css.js';
 
@@ -66,5 +65,5 @@ declare global {
  */
 @customElement('md-list-item')
 export class MdListItem extends ListItem {
-  static override styles = [styles, forcedColors];
+  static override styles = [styles];
 }