diff --git a/questtypes/textinput/TextinputQuesttypeController.inc b/questtypes/textinput/TextinputQuesttypeController.inc
index aa139b46..f9e9c85a 100644
--- a/questtypes/textinput/TextinputQuesttypeController.inc
+++ b/questtypes/textinput/TextinputQuesttypeController.inc
@@ -275,11 +275,6 @@
 				}
 			}
 
-			// Set colors for fields
-			foreach($fields as &$field) {
-				$field['color'] = str_pad(sprintf('%x%x%x', rand(0,255), rand(0,255), rand(0,255)), 6, 9);
-			}
-
 
 			// Pass data to view
 			$this->set('task', $task);
diff --git a/questtypes/textinput/html/edittask.tpl b/questtypes/textinput/html/edittask.tpl
index e8413333..2b78690d 100644
--- a/questtypes/textinput/html/edittask.tpl
+++ b/questtypes/textinput/html/edittask.tpl
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 					<option value="<?=$size['size']?>" <?php if($fields[$index]['size'] == $size['size']) : ?>selected="selected"<?php endif ?>><?=$size['size']?></option>
 					<?php endforeach ?>
 				</select>
-				<input type="text" name="fields[<?=$index?>][regex]" value="<?=$field['regex']?>" style="border:1px solid #<?=$field['color']?>" <?php if(!empty($validations) && array_key_exists($index, $validations)) : ?>class="invalid"<?php endif ?> />
+				<input type="text" name="fields[<?=$index?>][regex]" value="<?=$field['regex']?>" <?php if(!empty($validations) && array_key_exists($index, $validations)) : ?>class="invalid"<?php endif ?> />
 			</li>
 			<?php endforeach ?>
 		</ul>