diff --git a/lua/rose-pine/palette.lua b/lua/rose-pine/palette.lua
index a2de92b..2f7765b 100644
--- a/lua/rose-pine/palette.lua
+++ b/lua/rose-pine/palette.lua
@@ -63,13 +63,6 @@ local variants = {
 }
 
 if options.palette ~= nil and next(options.palette) then
-	-- handle override of all variants if defined in config
-	if options.palette["all"] then
-		for variant_name in pairs(variants) do
-			variants[variant_name] = vim.tbl_extend("force", variants[variant_name], options.palette["all"])
-		end
-	end
-
 	-- handle variant specific overrides
 	for variant_name, override_palette in pairs(options.palette) do
 		-- ignore pseudo variant all as is was allready handeld
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 55b3b28..c0d87c6 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@ require("rose-pine").setup({
         --     base = '#18191a',
         --     overlay = '#363738',
         -- },
-	--
-	-- use "all" instead of variant name to override colors in all variants
     },
 
     highlight_groups = {