diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/bootstrap/index.html b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/bootstrap/index.html
index 29f1bd5272e..b50045ff7e1 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/bootstrap/index.html
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/bootstrap/index.html
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@
+
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/bootstrap/index.js b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/bootstrap/index.js
index 0ef54b4543b..73b03b79ff9 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/bootstrap/index.js
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/bootstrap/index.js
@@ -90,17 +90,6 @@ function registerListeners(enableDeveloperTools) {
}
function main() {
- try {
- const theme = window.localStorage.getItem('storage://global/workbench.theme');
- const baseTheme = (theme || '').split(' ')[0];
-
- if (baseTheme !== 'vs-dark') {
- window.document.body.className = 'monaco-shell ' + baseTheme;
- }
- } catch (error) {
- console.error(error);
- }
-
const webFrame = require('electron').webFrame;
const args = parseURLQueryArgs();
const configuration = JSON.parse(args['config'] || '{}') || {};