diff --git a/src/color.c b/src/color.c
index 16e643a2..4bb1b426 100644
--- a/src/color.c
+++ b/src/color.c
@@ -67,15 +67,8 @@ void set_interface_colorpairs(void)
 			else if (index == ERROR_MESSAGE) {
 				init_pair(index + 1, COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_RED);
 				interface_color_pair[index] = COLOR_PAIR(index + 1) | A_BOLD;
-			} else if(index == FOLDED_LINE) {
-				if(COLORS > 15)
-					init_pair(index + 1, COLOR_BLACK + 8, COLOR_BLACK);
-				else
-					init_pair(index + 1, COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_BLACK);
-				interface_color_pair[index] = COLOR_PAIR(index + 1);
-			} else {
+			} else
 				interface_color_pair[index] = hilite_attribute;
-			}
 		}
 
 		free(color_combo[index]);
diff --git a/src/definitions.h b/src/definitions.h
index 9155449a..bdcc987c 100644
--- a/src/definitions.h
+++ b/src/definitions.h
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ enum {
 	ERROR_MESSAGE,
 	KEY_COMBO,
 	FUNCTION_TAG,
-	FOLDED_LINE,
 	NUMBER_OF_ELEMENTS
 };
 
diff --git a/src/rcfile.c b/src/rcfile.c
index 5696185e..88a71c78 100644
--- a/src/rcfile.c
+++ b/src/rcfile.c
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ static const rcoption rcopts[] = {
 	{"errorcolor", 0},
 	{"keycolor", 0},
 	{"functioncolor", 0},
-	{"foldedcolor", 0},
 #endif
 	{NULL, 0}
 };
@@ -1592,8 +1591,6 @@ void parse_rcfile(FILE *rcstream, bool just_syntax, bool intros_only)
 			color_combo[KEY_COMBO] = parse_interface_color(argument);
 		else if (strcmp(option, "functioncolor") == 0)
 			color_combo[FUNCTION_TAG] = parse_interface_color(argument);
-		else if (strcmp(option, "foldedcolor") == 0)
-			color_combo[FOLDED_LINE] = parse_interface_color(argument);
 		else
 #endif
 #ifdef ENABLE_OPERATINGDIR
diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index 1219b745..112506dc 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -2865,11 +2865,7 @@ int update_folded_line(linestruct *line, int row)
 	draw_linenumber(row, line, 0);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef ENABLE_COLOR
-	wattron(midwin, interface_color_pair[FOLDED_LINE]);
 	mvwaddstr(midwin, row, margin, string);
-	wattroff(midwin, interface_color_pair[FOLDED_LINE]);
-#endif
 
 	free(string);
 	return 1;