diff --git a/src/effects/Effect.cpp b/src/effects/Effect.cpp
index fa58fe10c..56345b359 100644
--- a/src/effects/Effect.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/Effect.cpp
@@ -1605,13 +1605,9 @@ bool Effect::ProcessTrack(int count,
 
       // Create temporary tracks
       genLeft = mFactory->NewWaveTrack(left->GetSampleFormat(), left->GetRate());
-      genLeft->SetWaveColorIndex( left->GetWaveColorIndex() );
 
       if (right)
-      {
          genRight = mFactory->NewWaveTrack(right->GetSampleFormat(), right->GetRate());
-         genRight->SetWaveColorIndex( right->GetWaveColorIndex() );
-      }
    }
 
    // Call the effect until we run out of input or delayed samples
diff --git a/src/effects/nyquist/Nyquist.cpp b/src/effects/nyquist/Nyquist.cpp
index 79d6b334b..e1eaeed09 100644
--- a/src/effects/nyquist/Nyquist.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/nyquist/Nyquist.cpp
@@ -1438,7 +1438,6 @@ bool NyquistEffect::ProcessOne()
       }
 
       outputTrack[i] = mFactory->NewWaveTrack(format, rate);
-      outputTrack[i]->SetWaveColorIndex( mCurTrack[i]->GetWaveColorIndex() );
 
       // Clean the initial buffer states again for the get callbacks
       // -- is this really needed?
diff --git a/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.cpp b/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.cpp
index fdbbf3a37..e8f1ca6db 100644
--- a/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.cpp
+++ b/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.cpp
@@ -1165,7 +1165,6 @@ bool ControlToolBar::DoRecord(AudacityProject &project,
                // Pad the recording track with silence, up to the
                // maximum time.
                auto newTrack = TrackFactory::Get( *p ).NewWaveTrack();
-               newTrack->SetWaveColorIndex( wt->GetWaveColorIndex() );
                newTrack->InsertSilence(0.0, t0 - endTime);
                newTrack->Flush();
                pending->Clear(endTime, t0);