diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/blueberry-milk-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/blueberry-milk-ardour.colors
index cd6d3aad3e..0498e543bc 100755
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/blueberry-milk-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/blueberry-milk-ardour.colors
@@ -186,12 +186,7 @@
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_control_text" alias="color 29"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_control_text2" alias="color 83"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_darkest" alias="color 81"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_base" alias="color 82"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_base_selected" alias="color 18"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_cursor" alias="color 9"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_text" alias="color 43"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_text_selected" alias="color 13"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_text_selected" alias="color 27"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_fg_selected" alias="color 67"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_fg_tooltip" alias="color 29"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_foreground" alias="color 93"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/caineville-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/caineville-ardour.colors
index 498e970d9b..6bc96eef12 100755
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/caineville-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/caineville-ardour.colors
@@ -186,12 +186,7 @@
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_control_text" alias="color 26"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_control_text2" alias="color 83"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_darkest" alias="color 67"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_base" alias="color 82"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_base_selected" alias="color 18"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_cursor" alias="color 9"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_text" alias="color 43"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_text_selected" alias="color 13"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_text_selected" alias="color 27"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_fg_selected" alias="color 67"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_fg_tooltip" alias="color 29"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_foreground" alias="color 50"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/cubasish-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/cubasish-ardour.colors
index 62854885ea..49bbb0370f 100755
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/cubasish-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/cubasish-ardour.colors
@@ -186,12 +186,7 @@
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_control_text" alias="color 26"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_control_text2" alias="color 83"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_darkest" alias="color 67"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_base" alias="color 82"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_base_selected" alias="color 18"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_cursor" alias="color 9"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_text" alias="color 43"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_text_selected" alias="color 13"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_text_selected" alias="color 27"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_fg_selected" alias="color 67"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_fg_tooltip" alias="color 29"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_foreground" alias="color 50"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/dark-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/dark-ardour.colors
index 2c9056935a..eaf04edf61 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/dark-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/dark-ardour.colors
@@ -177,12 +177,7 @@
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_automation_track_header" alias="color 42"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_background" alias="color 34"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_bases" alias="color 27"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_base" alias="color 82"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_base_selected" alias="color 18"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_cursor" alias="color 9"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_text" alias="color 43"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_text_selected" alias="color 13"/>
-    <ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_text_selected" alias="color 27"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_bg_selected" alias="color 99"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_bg_tooltip" alias="color 52"/>
     <ColorAlias name="gtk_bright_color" alias="color 74"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/themes/unastudia-ardour.colors b/gtk2_ardour/themes/unastudia-ardour.colors
index f1dfc2cad2..ab222eed7a 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/themes/unastudia-ardour.colors
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/themes/unastudia-ardour.colors
@@ -191,12 +191,7 @@
 		<ColorAlias name="gtk_control_text" alias="color 26"/>
 		<ColorAlias name="gtk_control_text2" alias="color 83"/>
 		<ColorAlias name="gtk_darkest" alias="color 67"/>
-		<ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_base" alias="color 82"/>
-		<ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_base_selected" alias="color 18"/>
 		<ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_cursor" alias="color 9"/>
-		<ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_text" alias="color 43"/>
-		<ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_text_selected" alias="color 13"/>
-		<ColorAlias name="gtk_entry_text_selected" alias="color 27"/>
 		<ColorAlias name="gtk_fg_selected" alias="color 67"/>
 		<ColorAlias name="gtk_fg_tooltip" alias="color 29"/>
 		<ColorAlias name="gtk_foreground" alias="color 50"/>