diff --git a/share/functions/__fish_git_prompt.fish b/share/functions/__fish_git_prompt.fish
index 026c20cba..e66472846 100644
--- a/share/functions/__fish_git_prompt.fish
+++ b/share/functions/__fish_git_prompt.fish
@@ -672,21 +672,12 @@ function __fish_git_prompt_set_color
 		set default_done "$argv[3]"
 	end
 
-	if test (count $user_variable) -eq 2
-		set user_variable_bright $user_variable[2]
-		set user_variable $user_variable[1]
-	end
-
 	set -l variable _$user_variable_name
 	set -l variable_done "$variable"_done
 
 	if not set -q $variable
 		if test -n "$user_variable"
-			if test -n "$user_variable_bright"
-				set -g $variable (set_color --bold $user_variable)
-			else
-				set -g $variable (set_color $user_variable)
-			end
+			set -g $variable (set_color $user_variable)
 			set -g $variable_done (set_color normal)
 		else
 			set -g $variable $default