diff --git a/src/plugins/irc/irc-color.c b/src/plugins/irc/irc-color.c
index c19199f97..aead48ee0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/irc/irc-color.c
+++ b/src/plugins/irc/irc-color.c
@@ -262,74 +262,6 @@ irc_color_decode (const char *string, int keep_colors)
     return (char *)out;
 }
 
-/*
- * Replaces IRC color codes by codes for command line.
- *
- * Note: result must be freed after use.
- */
-
-char *
-irc_color_decode_for_user_entry (const char *string)
-{
-    unsigned char *out, *ptr_string;
-    int out_length, out_pos, length;
-
-    if (!string)
-        return NULL;
-
-    out_length = (strlen (string) * 2) + 1;
-    out = malloc (out_length);
-    if (!out)
-        return NULL;
-
-    ptr_string = (unsigned char *)string;
-    out_pos = 0;
-    while (ptr_string && ptr_string[0] && (out_pos < out_length - 1))
-    {
-        switch (ptr_string[0])
-        {
-            case IRC_COLOR_BOLD_CHAR:
-                out[out_pos++] = 0x02;
-                ptr_string++;
-                break;
-            case IRC_COLOR_FIXED_CHAR:
-                ptr_string++;
-                break;
-            case IRC_COLOR_RESET_CHAR:
-                out[out_pos++] = 0x0F;
-                ptr_string++;
-                break;
-            case IRC_COLOR_REVERSE_CHAR:
-                out[out_pos++] = 0x16;
-                ptr_string++;
-                break;
-            case IRC_COLOR_ITALIC_CHAR:
-                out[out_pos++] = 0x1D;
-                ptr_string++;
-                break;
-            case IRC_COLOR_UNDERLINE_CHAR:
-                out[out_pos++] = 0x1F;
-                ptr_string++;
-                break;
-            case IRC_COLOR_COLOR_CHAR:
-                out[out_pos++] = 0x03;
-                ptr_string++;
-                break;
-            default:
-                length = weechat_utf8_char_size ((char *)ptr_string);
-                if (length == 0)
-                    length = 1;
-                memcpy (out + out_pos, ptr_string, length);
-                out_pos += length;
-                ptr_string += length;
-        }
-    }
-
-    out[out_pos] = '\0';
-
-    return (char *)out;
-}
-
 /*
  * Replaces color codes in command line by IRC color codes.
  *
diff --git a/src/plugins/irc/irc-color.h b/src/plugins/irc/irc-color.h
index c8ef4d606..af74dbb60 100644
--- a/src/plugins/irc/irc-color.h
+++ b/src/plugins/irc/irc-color.h
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
 #define IRC_COLOR_ITEM_LAG_FINISHED weechat_color(weechat_config_string(irc_config_color_item_lag_finished))
 
 extern char *irc_color_decode (const char *string, int keep_colors);
-extern char *irc_color_decode_for_user_entry (const char *string);
 extern char *irc_color_encode (const char *string, int keep_colors);
 extern char *irc_color_modifier_cb (void *data, const char *modifier,
                                     const char *modifier_data,
diff --git a/src/plugins/irc/irc-completion.c b/src/plugins/irc/irc-completion.c
index ced451c60..f0a38b043 100644
--- a/src/plugins/irc/irc-completion.c
+++ b/src/plugins/irc/irc-completion.c
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ irc_completion_channel_topic_cb (void *data, const char *completion_item,
                                  struct t_gui_buffer *buffer,
                                  struct t_gui_completion *completion)
 {
-    char *topic, *topic_color;
+    char *topic;
     int length;
 
     IRC_BUFFER_GET_SERVER_CHANNEL(buffer);
@@ -442,12 +442,9 @@ irc_completion_channel_topic_cb (void *data, const char *completion_item,
         else
             topic = strdup (ptr_channel->topic);
 
-        topic_color = irc_color_decode_for_user_entry ((topic) ? topic : ptr_channel->topic);
         weechat_hook_completion_list_add (completion,
-                                          (topic_color) ? topic_color : ((topic) ? topic : ptr_channel->topic),
+                                          (topic) ? topic : ptr_channel->topic,
                                           0, WEECHAT_LIST_POS_SORT);
-        if (topic_color)
-            free (topic_color);
         if (topic)
             free (topic);
     }