diff --git a/src/Buffer.cpp b/src/Buffer.cpp
index 6bd4ab12b0..80b136d75f 100644
--- a/src/Buffer.cpp
+++ b/src/Buffer.cpp
@@ -672,11 +672,7 @@ int Buffer::readHeader(Lexer & lex)
 	params().fontcolor = lyx::rgbFromHexName("#000000");
 	params().isfontcolor = false;
 	params().notefontcolor = lyx::rgbFromHexName("#cccccc");
-	lyx::dispatch(FuncRequest(LFUN_SET_COLOR,
-		from_ascii("greyedouttext #cccccc")));
 	params().boxbgcolor = lyx::rgbFromHexName("#ff0000");
-	lyx::dispatch(FuncRequest(LFUN_SET_COLOR,
-		from_ascii("shaded #ff0000")));
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
 		params().user_defined_bullet(i) = ITEMIZE_DEFAULTS[i];
diff --git a/src/BufferParams.cpp b/src/BufferParams.cpp
index 6ca616ae38..c8da4d15e5 100644
--- a/src/BufferParams.cpp
+++ b/src/BufferParams.cpp
@@ -737,14 +737,10 @@ string BufferParams::readToken(Lexer & lex, string const & token,
 		lex.eatLine();
 		string color = lex.getString();
 		notefontcolor = lyx::rgbFromHexName(color);
-		// set the font color within LyX
-		lcolor.setColor(Color_greyedouttext, color);
 	} else if (token == "\\boxbgcolor") {
 		lex.eatLine();
 		string color = lex.getString();
 		boxbgcolor = lyx::rgbFromHexName(color);
-		// set the font color within LyX
-		lcolor.setColor(Color_shadedbg, color);
 	} else if (token == "\\paperwidth") {
 		lex >> paperwidth;
 	} else if (token == "\\paperheight") {