diff --git a/.changeset/petite-insects-pump.md b/.changeset/petite-insects-pump.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..159a7fc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/petite-insects-pump.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@blockle/blocks-core": patch
+"@blockle/blocks": patch
+---
+
+Refactor layer definitions to remove parent-child relationships
diff --git a/packages/core/src/css/layers.css.ts b/packages/core/src/css/layers.css.ts
index cc263c11..bec13488 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/css/layers.css.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/css/layers.css.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { layer } from '@vanilla-extract/css';
 
+const resetLayer = layer('blockle-reset');
+const atomLayer = layer('blockle-atom');
+const moleculeLayer = layer('blockle-molecule');
 const organismLayer = layer('blockle-organism');
-const moleculeLayer = layer({ parent: organismLayer }, 'blockle-molecule');
-const atomLayer = layer({ parent: moleculeLayer }, 'blockle-atom');
-const resetLayer = layer({ parent: atomLayer }, 'blockle-reset');
 
 export const layers = {
   reset: resetLayer,