diff --git a/src/commands/CmdShow.cpp b/src/commands/CmdShow.cpp
index 20369ea9e..d38b584bd 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdShow.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdShow.cpp
@@ -348,7 +348,6 @@ int CmdShow::execute (std::string& output)
   }
 
   out << legacyCheckForDeprecatedVariables ();
-  out << legacyCheckForDeprecatedColor ();
   out << legacyCheckForDeprecatedColumns ();
 
   // TODO Check for referenced but missing theme files.
diff --git a/src/legacy.cpp b/src/legacy.cpp
index 874a1a7a4..a0265961e 100644
--- a/src/legacy.cpp
+++ b/src/legacy.cpp
@@ -103,14 +103,6 @@ void legacySortColumnMap (std::string& name)
   }
 }
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-std::string legacyCheckForDeprecatedColor ()
-{
-  // 2014-01-26: Color defs containing '_' removed.
-
-  return "";
-}
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 std::string legacyCheckForDeprecatedVariables ()
 {
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 93d4d4901..d1f663904 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ void sort_tasks (std::vector <Task>&, std::vector <int>&, const std::string&);
 void legacyAttributeCheck (const std::string&);
 void legacyColumnMap (std::string&);
 void legacySortColumnMap (std::string&);
-std::string legacyCheckForDeprecatedColor ();
 std::string legacyCheckForDeprecatedVariables ();
 std::string legacyCheckForDeprecatedColumns ();
 void legacyAttributeMap (std::string&);