diff --git a/components/lib/themes/aura/contextmenu/index.js b/components/lib/themes/aura/contextmenu/index.js
index 8970928f1..ce05e69c4 100644
--- a/components/lib/themes/aura/contextmenu/index.js
+++ b/components/lib/themes/aura/contextmenu/index.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export default {
         }
     },
     submenuItem: {
-        color: '{navigation.submenu.label.color}'
+        color: '{navigation.submenu.color}'
     },
     separator: {
         borderColor: '{content.border.color}'
diff --git a/components/lib/themes/aura/index.js b/components/lib/themes/aura/index.js
index d38078bb9..facd30a97 100644
--- a/components/lib/themes/aura/index.js
+++ b/components/lib/themes/aura/index.js
@@ -229,9 +229,7 @@ export default {
                         }
                     },
                     submenu: {
-                        label: {
-                            color: '{surface.400}'
-                        }
+                        color: '{surface.400}'
                     }
                 }
             },
@@ -326,9 +324,7 @@ export default {
                         }
                     },
                     submenu: {
-                        label: {
-                            color: '{surface.500}'
-                        }
+                        color: '{surface.500}'
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/components/lib/themes/aura/megamenu/index.js b/components/lib/themes/aura/megamenu/index.js
index c41afcf3a..d8e9e7387 100644
--- a/components/lib/themes/aura/megamenu/index.js
+++ b/components/lib/themes/aura/megamenu/index.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export default {
         }
     },
     submenuItem: {
-        color: '{navigation.submenu.label.color}'
+        color: '{navigation.submenu.color}'
     },
     separator: {
         borderColor: '{content.border.color}'
@@ -23,8 +23,5 @@ export default {
         color: '{text.muted.color}',
         hoverColor: '{text.muted.hover.color}',
         hoverBackground: '{content.hover.background}'
-    },
-    submenuItem: {
-        color: '{navigation.submenu.label.color}'
     }
 };
diff --git a/components/lib/themes/aura/menu/index.js b/components/lib/themes/aura/menu/index.js
index 8970928f1..ce05e69c4 100644
--- a/components/lib/themes/aura/menu/index.js
+++ b/components/lib/themes/aura/menu/index.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export default {
         }
     },
     submenuItem: {
-        color: '{navigation.submenu.label.color}'
+        color: '{navigation.submenu.color}'
     },
     separator: {
         borderColor: '{content.border.color}'
diff --git a/components/lib/themes/aura/menubar/index.js b/components/lib/themes/aura/menubar/index.js
index d37d78e83..d8e9e7387 100644
--- a/components/lib/themes/aura/menubar/index.js
+++ b/components/lib/themes/aura/menubar/index.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export default {
         }
     },
     submenuItem: {
-        color: '{navigation.submenu.label.color}'
+        color: '{navigation.submenu.color}'
     },
     separator: {
         borderColor: '{content.border.color}'
diff --git a/components/lib/themes/aura/tieredmenu/index.js b/components/lib/themes/aura/tieredmenu/index.js
index 8970928f1..ce05e69c4 100644
--- a/components/lib/themes/aura/tieredmenu/index.js
+++ b/components/lib/themes/aura/tieredmenu/index.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export default {
         }
     },
     submenuItem: {
-        color: '{navigation.submenu.label.color}'
+        color: '{navigation.submenu.color}'
     },
     separator: {
         borderColor: '{content.border.color}'