diff --git a/src/__integ__/__snapshots__/themes.test.ts.snap b/src/__integ__/__snapshots__/themes.test.ts.snap
index 32c216fe2f..9dc8d43217 100644
--- a/src/__integ__/__snapshots__/themes.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/__integ__/__snapshots__/themes.test.ts.snap
@@ -611,8 +611,8 @@ exports[`CSS Custom Properties match previous snapshot for mode "compact" 1`] =
   "color-text-link-button-normal-hover": "#16191f",
   "color-text-link-button-underline": "currentColor",
   "color-text-link-button-underline-hover": "currentColor",
-  "color-text-link-decoration-default": "#0073bb",
-  "color-text-link-decoration-hover": "#0a4a74",
+  "color-text-link-decoration-default": "currentColor",
+  "color-text-link-decoration-hover": "currentColor",
   "color-text-link-default": "#0073bb",
   "color-text-link-hover": "#0a4a74",
   "color-text-link-info-default": "#0073bb",
@@ -1510,8 +1510,8 @@ exports[`CSS Custom Properties match previous snapshot for mode "dark" 1`] = `
   "color-text-link-button-normal-hover": "#fafafa",
   "color-text-link-button-underline": "currentColor",
   "color-text-link-button-underline-hover": "currentColor",
-  "color-text-link-decoration-default": "#44b9d6",
-  "color-text-link-decoration-hover": "#99cbe4",
+  "color-text-link-decoration-default": "currentColor",
+  "color-text-link-decoration-hover": "currentColor",
   "color-text-link-default": "#44b9d6",
   "color-text-link-hover": "#99cbe4",
   "color-text-link-info-default": "#44b9d6",
@@ -2409,8 +2409,8 @@ exports[`CSS Custom Properties match previous snapshot for mode "light" 1`] = `
   "color-text-link-button-normal-hover": "#16191f",
   "color-text-link-button-underline": "currentColor",
   "color-text-link-button-underline-hover": "currentColor",
-  "color-text-link-decoration-default": "#0073bb",
-  "color-text-link-decoration-hover": "#0a4a74",
+  "color-text-link-decoration-default": "currentColor",
+  "color-text-link-decoration-hover": "currentColor",
   "color-text-link-default": "#0073bb",
   "color-text-link-hover": "#0a4a74",
   "color-text-link-info-default": "#0073bb",
@@ -3308,8 +3308,8 @@ exports[`CSS Custom Properties match previous snapshot for mode "reduced-motion"
   "color-text-link-button-normal-hover": "#16191f",
   "color-text-link-button-underline": "currentColor",
   "color-text-link-button-underline-hover": "currentColor",
-  "color-text-link-decoration-default": "#0073bb",
-  "color-text-link-decoration-hover": "#0a4a74",
+  "color-text-link-decoration-default": "currentColor",
+  "color-text-link-decoration-hover": "currentColor",
   "color-text-link-default": "#0073bb",
   "color-text-link-hover": "#0a4a74",
   "color-text-link-info-default": "#0073bb",
@@ -4207,8 +4207,8 @@ exports[`CSS Custom Properties match previous snapshot for mode "visual-refresh"
   "color-text-link-button-normal-hover": "#002b66",
   "color-text-link-button-underline": "transparent",
   "color-text-link-button-underline-hover": "transparent",
-  "color-text-link-decoration-default": "#006ce0",
-  "color-text-link-decoration-hover": "#002b66",
+  "color-text-link-decoration-default": "currentColor",
+  "color-text-link-decoration-hover": "currentColor",
   "color-text-link-default": "#006ce0",
   "color-text-link-hover": "#002b66",
   "color-text-link-info-default": "#006ce0",
@@ -5106,8 +5106,8 @@ exports[`CSS Custom Properties match previous snapshot for mode "visual-refresh-
   "color-text-link-button-normal-hover": "#002b66",
   "color-text-link-button-underline": "transparent",
   "color-text-link-button-underline-hover": "transparent",
-  "color-text-link-decoration-default": "#006ce0",
-  "color-text-link-decoration-hover": "#002b66",
+  "color-text-link-decoration-default": "currentColor",
+  "color-text-link-decoration-hover": "currentColor",
   "color-text-link-default": "#006ce0",
   "color-text-link-hover": "#002b66",
   "color-text-link-info-default": "#006ce0",
@@ -6005,8 +6005,8 @@ exports[`CSS Custom Properties match previous snapshot for mode "visual-refresh-
   "color-text-link-button-normal-hover": "#75cfff",
   "color-text-link-button-underline": "transparent",
   "color-text-link-button-underline-hover": "transparent",
-  "color-text-link-decoration-default": "#42b4ff",
-  "color-text-link-decoration-hover": "#75cfff",
+  "color-text-link-decoration-default": "currentColor",
+  "color-text-link-decoration-hover": "currentColor",
   "color-text-link-default": "#42b4ff",
   "color-text-link-hover": "#75cfff",
   "color-text-link-info-default": "#42b4ff",
@@ -6904,8 +6904,8 @@ exports[`CSS Custom Properties match previous snapshot for mode "visual-refresh-
   "color-text-link-button-normal-hover": "#75cfff",
   "color-text-link-button-underline": "transparent",
   "color-text-link-button-underline-hover": "transparent",
-  "color-text-link-decoration-default": "#42b4ff",
-  "color-text-link-decoration-hover": "#75cfff",
+  "color-text-link-decoration-default": "currentColor",
+  "color-text-link-decoration-hover": "currentColor",
   "color-text-link-default": "#42b4ff",
   "color-text-link-hover": "#75cfff",
   "color-text-link-info-default": "#42b4ff",
diff --git a/src/__tests__/snapshot-tests/__snapshots__/design-tokens.test.ts.snap b/src/__tests__/snapshot-tests/__snapshots__/design-tokens.test.ts.snap
index 85b636273f..5e45898473 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/snapshot-tests/__snapshots__/design-tokens.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/__tests__/snapshot-tests/__snapshots__/design-tokens.test.ts.snap
@@ -2730,20 +2730,6 @@ exports[`Design tokens artifacts Design tokens JSON for classic matches the snap
             "light": "#ffffff",
           },
         },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-default": {
-          "$description": "The default color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#44b9d6",
-            "light": "#0073bb",
-          },
-        },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-hover": {
-          "$description": "The hover color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link hover text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#99cbe4",
-            "light": "#0a4a74",
-          },
-        },
         "color-text-link-default": {
           "$description": "The default color for links. For example: text in an anchor tag, info links, breadcrumb links, and icon links.",
           "$value": {
@@ -6184,20 +6170,6 @@ exports[`Design tokens artifacts Design tokens JSON for classic matches the snap
             "light": "#ffffff",
           },
         },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-default": {
-          "$description": "The default color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#44b9d6",
-            "light": "#0073bb",
-          },
-        },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-hover": {
-          "$description": "The hover color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link hover text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#99cbe4",
-            "light": "#0a4a74",
-          },
-        },
         "color-text-link-default": {
           "$description": "The default color for links. For example: text in an anchor tag, info links, breadcrumb links, and icon links.",
           "$value": {
@@ -9638,20 +9610,6 @@ exports[`Design tokens artifacts Design tokens JSON for classic matches the snap
             "light": "#ffffff",
           },
         },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-default": {
-          "$description": "The default color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#44b9d6",
-            "light": "#0073bb",
-          },
-        },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-hover": {
-          "$description": "The hover color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link hover text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#99cbe4",
-            "light": "#0a4a74",
-          },
-        },
         "color-text-link-default": {
           "$description": "The default color for links. For example: text in an anchor tag, info links, breadcrumb links, and icon links.",
           "$value": {
@@ -13092,20 +13050,6 @@ exports[`Design tokens artifacts Design tokens JSON for classic matches the snap
             "light": "#ffffff",
           },
         },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-default": {
-          "$description": "The default color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#fafafa",
-            "light": "#fafafa",
-          },
-        },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-hover": {
-          "$description": "The hover color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link hover text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#ffffff",
-            "light": "#ffffff",
-          },
-        },
         "color-text-link-default": {
           "$description": "The default color for links. For example: text in an anchor tag, info links, breadcrumb links, and icon links.",
           "$value": {
@@ -16546,20 +16490,6 @@ exports[`Design tokens artifacts Design tokens JSON for classic matches the snap
             "light": "#ffffff",
           },
         },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-default": {
-          "$description": "The default color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#16191f",
-            "light": "#16191f",
-          },
-        },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-hover": {
-          "$description": "The hover color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link hover text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#16191f",
-            "light": "#16191f",
-          },
-        },
         "color-text-link-default": {
           "$description": "The default color for links. For example: text in an anchor tag, info links, breadcrumb links, and icon links.",
           "$value": {
@@ -20000,20 +19930,6 @@ exports[`Design tokens artifacts Design tokens JSON for classic matches the snap
             "light": "#16191f",
           },
         },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-default": {
-          "$description": "The default color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#44b9d6",
-            "light": "#44b9d6",
-          },
-        },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-hover": {
-          "$description": "The hover color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link hover text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#99cbe4",
-            "light": "#99cbe4",
-          },
-        },
         "color-text-link-default": {
           "$description": "The default color for links. For example: text in an anchor tag, info links, breadcrumb links, and icon links.",
           "$value": {
@@ -23454,20 +23370,6 @@ exports[`Design tokens artifacts Design tokens JSON for classic matches the snap
         "light": "#ffffff",
       },
     },
-    "color-text-link-decoration-default": {
-      "$description": "The default color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link text color.",
-      "$value": {
-        "dark": "#44b9d6",
-        "light": "#0073bb",
-      },
-    },
-    "color-text-link-decoration-hover": {
-      "$description": "The hover color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link hover text color.",
-      "$value": {
-        "dark": "#99cbe4",
-        "light": "#0a4a74",
-      },
-    },
     "color-text-link-default": {
       "$description": "The default color for links. For example: text in an anchor tag, info links, breadcrumb links, and icon links.",
       "$value": {
@@ -26913,20 +26815,6 @@ exports[`Design tokens artifacts Design tokens JSON for visual-refresh matches t
             "light": "#ffffff",
           },
         },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-default": {
-          "$description": "The default color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#42b4ff",
-            "light": "#006ce0",
-          },
-        },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-hover": {
-          "$description": "The hover color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link hover text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#75cfff",
-            "light": "#002b66",
-          },
-        },
         "color-text-link-default": {
           "$description": "The default color for links. For example: text in an anchor tag, info links, breadcrumb links, and icon links.",
           "$value": {
@@ -30367,20 +30255,6 @@ exports[`Design tokens artifacts Design tokens JSON for visual-refresh matches t
             "light": "#0f141a",
           },
         },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-default": {
-          "$description": "The default color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#42b4ff",
-            "light": "#42b4ff",
-          },
-        },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-hover": {
-          "$description": "The hover color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link hover text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#75cfff",
-            "light": "#75cfff",
-          },
-        },
         "color-text-link-default": {
           "$description": "The default color for links. For example: text in an anchor tag, info links, breadcrumb links, and icon links.",
           "$value": {
@@ -33821,20 +33695,6 @@ exports[`Design tokens artifacts Design tokens JSON for visual-refresh matches t
             "light": "#ffffff",
           },
         },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-default": {
-          "$description": "The default color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#42b4ff",
-            "light": "#006ce0",
-          },
-        },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-hover": {
-          "$description": "The hover color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link hover text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#75cfff",
-            "light": "#002b66",
-          },
-        },
         "color-text-link-default": {
           "$description": "The default color for links. For example: text in an anchor tag, info links, breadcrumb links, and icon links.",
           "$value": {
@@ -37275,20 +37135,6 @@ exports[`Design tokens artifacts Design tokens JSON for visual-refresh matches t
             "light": "#ffffff",
           },
         },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-default": {
-          "$description": "The default color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#42b4ff",
-            "light": "#006ce0",
-          },
-        },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-hover": {
-          "$description": "The hover color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link hover text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#75cfff",
-            "light": "#002b66",
-          },
-        },
         "color-text-link-default": {
           "$description": "The default color for links. For example: text in an anchor tag, info links, breadcrumb links, and icon links.",
           "$value": {
@@ -40729,20 +40575,6 @@ exports[`Design tokens artifacts Design tokens JSON for visual-refresh matches t
             "light": "#ffffff",
           },
         },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-default": {
-          "$description": "The default color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#f9f9fa",
-            "light": "#f9f9fa",
-          },
-        },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-hover": {
-          "$description": "The hover color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link hover text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#ffffff",
-            "light": "#ffffff",
-          },
-        },
         "color-text-link-default": {
           "$description": "The default color for links. For example: text in an anchor tag, info links, breadcrumb links, and icon links.",
           "$value": {
@@ -44183,20 +44015,6 @@ exports[`Design tokens artifacts Design tokens JSON for visual-refresh matches t
             "light": "#ffffff",
           },
         },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-default": {
-          "$description": "The default color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#0f141a",
-            "light": "#0f141a",
-          },
-        },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-hover": {
-          "$description": "The hover color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link hover text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#0f141a",
-            "light": "#0f141a",
-          },
-        },
         "color-text-link-default": {
           "$description": "The default color for links. For example: text in an anchor tag, info links, breadcrumb links, and icon links.",
           "$value": {
@@ -47637,20 +47455,6 @@ exports[`Design tokens artifacts Design tokens JSON for visual-refresh matches t
             "light": "#0f141a",
           },
         },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-default": {
-          "$description": "The default color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#42b4ff",
-            "light": "#42b4ff",
-          },
-        },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-hover": {
-          "$description": "The hover color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link hover text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#75cfff",
-            "light": "#75cfff",
-          },
-        },
         "color-text-link-default": {
           "$description": "The default color for links. For example: text in an anchor tag, info links, breadcrumb links, and icon links.",
           "$value": {
@@ -51091,20 +50895,6 @@ exports[`Design tokens artifacts Design tokens JSON for visual-refresh matches t
             "light": "#0f141a",
           },
         },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-default": {
-          "$description": "The default color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#42b4ff",
-            "light": "#42b4ff",
-          },
-        },
-        "color-text-link-decoration-hover": {
-          "$description": "The hover color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link hover text color.",
-          "$value": {
-            "dark": "#75cfff",
-            "light": "#75cfff",
-          },
-        },
         "color-text-link-default": {
           "$description": "The default color for links. For example: text in an anchor tag, info links, breadcrumb links, and icon links.",
           "$value": {
@@ -54545,20 +54335,6 @@ exports[`Design tokens artifacts Design tokens JSON for visual-refresh matches t
         "light": "#ffffff",
       },
     },
-    "color-text-link-decoration-default": {
-      "$description": "The default color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link text color.",
-      "$value": {
-        "dark": "#42b4ff",
-        "light": "#006ce0",
-      },
-    },
-    "color-text-link-decoration-hover": {
-      "$description": "The hover color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link hover text color.",
-      "$value": {
-        "dark": "#75cfff",
-        "light": "#002b66",
-      },
-    },
     "color-text-link-default": {
       "$description": "The default color for links. For example: text in an anchor tag, info links, breadcrumb links, and icon links.",
       "$value": {
diff --git a/src/link/constants.scss b/src/link/constants.scss
index fa2f8eac12..b26d1f3932 100644
--- a/src/link/constants.scss
+++ b/src/link/constants.scss
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ $link-variants: (
     'font-weight': inherit,
     'decoration-line': none,
     'decoration-color': transparent,
-    'decoration-color-hover': awsui.$color-text-link-decoration-hover,
+    'decoration-color-hover': currentColor,
     'letter-spacing': normal,
   ),
   'primary': (
diff --git a/style-dictionary/visual-refresh/colors.ts b/style-dictionary/visual-refresh/colors.ts
index 28e21f28d5..bf5fc29971 100644
--- a/style-dictionary/visual-refresh/colors.ts
+++ b/style-dictionary/visual-refresh/colors.ts
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ const tokens: StyleDictionary.ColorsDictionary = {
   colorTextLayoutToggleSelected: { light: '{colorWhite}', dark: '{colorNeutral950}' },
   colorTextLinkDefault: { light: '{colorPrimary600}', dark: '{colorPrimary400}' },
   colorTextLinkHover: { light: '{colorPrimary900}', dark: '{colorPrimary300}' },
-  colorTextLinkDecorationDefault: '{colorTextLinkDefault}',
-  colorTextLinkDecorationHover: '{colorTextLinkHover}',
+  colorTextLinkDecorationDefault: 'currentColor',
+  colorTextLinkDecorationHover: 'currentColor',
   colorTextLinkSecondaryDefault: '{colorTextLinkDefault}',
   colorTextLinkSecondaryHover: '{colorTextLinkHover}',
   colorTextLinkInfoDefault: '{colorTextLinkDefault}',
diff --git a/style-dictionary/visual-refresh/metadata/colors.ts b/style-dictionary/visual-refresh/metadata/colors.ts
index 1c293a328a..74068ff1b7 100644
--- a/style-dictionary/visual-refresh/metadata/colors.ts
+++ b/style-dictionary/visual-refresh/metadata/colors.ts
@@ -938,12 +938,12 @@ const metadata: StyleDictionary.MetadataIndex = {
   },
   colorTextLinkDecorationDefault: {
     description: 'The default color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link text color.',
-    public: true,
+    public: false,
     themeable: true,
   },
   colorTextLinkDecorationHover: {
     description: 'The hover color of the text decoration (underline) of links. Defaults to the link hover text color.',
-    public: true,
+    public: false,
     themeable: true,
   },
   colorTextLinkSecondaryDefault: {