diff --git a/src/common/weeconfig.c b/src/common/weeconfig.c
index 4a771de71..380957f1a 100644
--- a/src/common/weeconfig.c
+++ b/src/common/weeconfig.c
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ char *cfg_look_charset_encode;
 char *cfg_look_charset_internal;
 int cfg_look_one_server_buffer;
 char *cfg_look_buffer_timestamp;
-int cfg_look_color_nicks;
 int cfg_look_color_nicks_number;
 int cfg_look_color_actions;
 int cfg_look_nicklist;
@@ -142,10 +141,6 @@ t_config_option weechat_options_look[] =
     N_("timestamp for buffers"),
     OPTION_TYPE_STRING, 0, 0, 0,
     "[%H:%M:%S]", NULL, NULL, &cfg_look_buffer_timestamp, config_change_buffer_content },
-  { "look_color_nicks", N_("display nick names with different colors"),
-    N_("display nick names with different colors"),
-    OPTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN, BOOL_FALSE, BOOL_TRUE, BOOL_TRUE,
-    NULL, NULL, &cfg_look_color_nicks, NULL, config_change_noop },
   { "look_color_nicks_number", N_("number of colors to use for nicks colors"),
     N_("number of colors to use for nicks colors"),
     OPTION_TYPE_INT, 1, 10, 10,
diff --git a/src/common/weeconfig.h b/src/common/weeconfig.h
index 6d17bb9ab..38096af2f 100644
--- a/src/common/weeconfig.h
+++ b/src/common/weeconfig.h
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ extern char *cfg_look_charset_encode;
 extern char *cfg_look_charset_internal;
 extern int cfg_look_one_server_buffer;
 extern char *cfg_look_buffer_timestamp;
-extern int cfg_look_color_nicks;
 extern int cfg_look_color_nicks_number;
 extern int cfg_look_color_actions;
 extern int cfg_look_nicklist;
diff --git a/src/irc/irc-display.c b/src/irc/irc-display.c
index da1e9aae8..97272c09d 100644
--- a/src/irc/irc-display.c
+++ b/src/irc/irc-display.c
@@ -124,9 +124,7 @@ irc_display_nick (t_gui_buffer *buffer, t_irc_nick *nick, char *nickname,
     else
         gui_printf_type (buffer, type, "%s%s",
                          GUI_COLOR((nick && color_nick) ?
-                                   ((cfg_look_color_nicks) ?
-                                    nick->color : COLOR_WIN_CHAT) :
-                                   COLOR_WIN_CHAT),
+                                   nick->color : COLOR_WIN_CHAT),
                          (nick) ? nick->nick : nickname);
     
     if (display_around)
diff --git a/weechat/src/common/weeconfig.c b/weechat/src/common/weeconfig.c
index 4a771de71..380957f1a 100644
--- a/weechat/src/common/weeconfig.c
+++ b/weechat/src/common/weeconfig.c
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ char *cfg_look_charset_encode;
 char *cfg_look_charset_internal;
 int cfg_look_one_server_buffer;
 char *cfg_look_buffer_timestamp;
-int cfg_look_color_nicks;
 int cfg_look_color_nicks_number;
 int cfg_look_color_actions;
 int cfg_look_nicklist;
@@ -142,10 +141,6 @@ t_config_option weechat_options_look[] =
     N_("timestamp for buffers"),
     OPTION_TYPE_STRING, 0, 0, 0,
     "[%H:%M:%S]", NULL, NULL, &cfg_look_buffer_timestamp, config_change_buffer_content },
-  { "look_color_nicks", N_("display nick names with different colors"),
-    N_("display nick names with different colors"),
-    OPTION_TYPE_BOOLEAN, BOOL_FALSE, BOOL_TRUE, BOOL_TRUE,
-    NULL, NULL, &cfg_look_color_nicks, NULL, config_change_noop },
   { "look_color_nicks_number", N_("number of colors to use for nicks colors"),
     N_("number of colors to use for nicks colors"),
     OPTION_TYPE_INT, 1, 10, 10,
diff --git a/weechat/src/common/weeconfig.h b/weechat/src/common/weeconfig.h
index 6d17bb9ab..38096af2f 100644
--- a/weechat/src/common/weeconfig.h
+++ b/weechat/src/common/weeconfig.h
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ extern char *cfg_look_charset_encode;
 extern char *cfg_look_charset_internal;
 extern int cfg_look_one_server_buffer;
 extern char *cfg_look_buffer_timestamp;
-extern int cfg_look_color_nicks;
 extern int cfg_look_color_nicks_number;
 extern int cfg_look_color_actions;
 extern int cfg_look_nicklist;
diff --git a/weechat/src/irc/irc-display.c b/weechat/src/irc/irc-display.c
index da1e9aae8..97272c09d 100644
--- a/weechat/src/irc/irc-display.c
+++ b/weechat/src/irc/irc-display.c
@@ -124,9 +124,7 @@ irc_display_nick (t_gui_buffer *buffer, t_irc_nick *nick, char *nickname,
     else
         gui_printf_type (buffer, type, "%s%s",
                          GUI_COLOR((nick && color_nick) ?
-                                   ((cfg_look_color_nicks) ?
-                                    nick->color : COLOR_WIN_CHAT) :
-                                   COLOR_WIN_CHAT),
+                                   nick->color : COLOR_WIN_CHAT),
                          (nick) ? nick->nick : nickname);
     
     if (display_around)