diff --git a/src/mu-str.c b/src/mu-str.c
index f653eb02..b8e8703e 100644
--- a/src/mu-str.c
+++ b/src/mu-str.c
@@ -533,4 +533,3 @@ leave:
 	
 	return nick;
 }
-
diff --git a/src/mu-str.h b/src/mu-str.h
index 44f9b9f4..f00e69ca 100644
--- a/src/mu-str.h
+++ b/src/mu-str.h
@@ -305,7 +305,6 @@ gchar* mu_str_guess_first_name (const char* name)
 gchar* mu_str_guess_last_name (const char* name)
         G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
 
-
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /*__MU_STR_H__*/
diff --git a/src/mu-util.c b/src/mu-util.c
index 882bf97a..6081bb04 100644
--- a/src/mu-util.c
+++ b/src/mu-util.c
@@ -145,43 +145,6 @@ mu_util_cache_dir (void)
 }
 
 
-void
-mu_util_color_print (MuColor col, const char *str)
-{
-	const char *pfx;
-	const char *reset = "\x1b[0m";
-
-	static int is_tty = -1;
-
-	if (!str)
-		return;
-	
-	if (is_tty == -1)
-		is_tty = isatty(fileno(stdout)) ? 1 : 0;
-	
-	switch (col) {
-	case MU_COLOR_RED	: pfx = "\x1b[31m"; break;
-	case MU_COLOR_GREEN	: pfx = "\x1b[32m"; break;
-	case MU_COLOR_YELLOW	: pfx = "\x1b[33m"; break;
-	case MU_COLOR_BLUE	: pfx = "\x1b[34m"; break;
-	case MU_COLOR_MAGENTA	: pfx = "\x1b[35m"; break;
-	case MU_COLOR_CYAN	: pfx = "\x1b[36m"; break;
-		
-	default:
-		g_critical ("invalid color %u", (unsigned)col);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (is_tty)
-		fputs (pfx, stdout);
-
-	fputs (str, stdout);
-
-	if (is_tty)
-		fputs (reset, stdout);
-}
-
-
 gboolean
 mu_util_init_system (void)
 {
diff --git a/src/mu-util.h b/src/mu-util.h
index b7633eb8..0ebcba0f 100644
--- a/src/mu-util.h
+++ b/src/mu-util.h
@@ -105,26 +105,6 @@ gboolean mu_util_check_dir (const gchar* path, gboolean readable,
 const char* mu_util_cache_dir (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 
 
-enum _MuColor {
-	MU_COLOR_RED         = 0,
-	MU_COLOR_GREEN,
-	MU_COLOR_YELLOW,
-	MU_COLOR_BLUE,
-	MU_COLOR_MAGENTA,
-	MU_COLOR_CYAN
-};
-typedef enum _MuColor MuColor;
-
-
-/**
- * print string to stdout in a certain color if the output is to a
- * sufficiently capable tty; otherwise, just print the string. Color
- * will *only* be printed if stdout actually is a tty.
- *  
- * @param col a MuColor
- * @param str a string, or NULL
- */
-void mu_util_color_print (MuColor col, const char *str);
 
 /**
  * create a writeable file and return its file descriptor (which
@@ -413,6 +393,15 @@ enum _MuError {
 };
 typedef enum _MuError MuError;
 
+
+#define MU_COLOR_RED		"\x1b[31m"
+#define MU_COLOR_GREEN		"\x1b[32m"
+#define MU_COLOR_YELLOW		"\x1b[33m"
+#define MU_COLOR_BLUE		"\x1b[34m"
+#define MU_COLOR_MAGENTA	"\x1b[35m"
+#define MU_COLOR_CYAN		"\x1b[36m"
+#define MU_COLOR_DEFAULT	"\x1b[0m"
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /*__MU_UTIL_H__*/