diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/editor/editor.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/editor/editor.js
index 76b90fa6e5..301d6ef4e0 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/editor/editor.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/editor/editor.js
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ require('brace/mode/javascript')
 require('brace/mode/python')
 require('brace/mode/json')
 require('brace/mode/rust')
-require('brace/theme/chrome')
-require('brace/theme/chaos')
-require('../../../assets/js/editor/darkTheme')
+require('brace/theme/chrome') // for all light themes
+require('brace/theme/chaos') // for all dark themes
+require('../../../assets/js/editor/darkTheme') // a custom one for remix 'Dark' theme
 
 const css = csjs`
   .ace-editor {
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/theme-module.js b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/theme-module.js
index 4073b68c56..4ab44d1764 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/theme-module.js
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/theme-module.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ const themes = [
   {name: 'Yeti', quality: 'light', url: 'https://bootswatch.com/4/yeti/bootstrap.min.css'},
   {name: 'Cyborg', quality: 'dark', url: 'https://bootswatch.com/4/cyborg/bootstrap.min.css'},
   {name: 'Darkly', quality: 'dark', url: 'https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootswatch/4.3.1/darkly/bootstrap.min.css'},
-  {name: 'Slate', quality: 'light', url: 'https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootswatch/4.3.1/slate/bootstrap.min.css'},
   {name: 'Superhero', quality: 'dark', url: 'https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootswatch/4.3.1/superhero/bootstrap.min.css'}
 ]