diff --git a/src/plugins/borderColor.js b/src/plugins/borderColor.js
index 8b0c08b5b..d5af0be69 100644
--- a/src/plugins/borderColor.js
+++ b/src/plugins/borderColor.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import _ from 'lodash'
 
-export default function({ values, variants }) {
-  return function({ addUtilities, e }) {
+export default function() {
+  return function({ addUtilities, e, config }) {
     const utilities = _.fromPairs(
-      _.map(_.omit(values, 'default'), (value, modifier) => {
+      _.map(_.omit(config('theme.borderColor'), 'default'), (value, modifier) => {
         return [
           `.${e(`border-${modifier}`)}`,
           {
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ export default function({ values, variants }) {
       })
     )
 
-    addUtilities(utilities, variants)
+    addUtilities(utilities, config('variants.borderColor'))
   }
 }