diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index 91eb2cc..d952bfd 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -3093,18 +3093,10 @@ xdraws(char *s, Glyph base, int x, int y, int charlen, int bytelen) {
 		if(BETWEEN(base.fg, 0, 7)) {
 			/* basic system colors */
 			fg = &dc.col[base.fg + 8];
-		} else if(BETWEEN(base.fg, 16, 195)) {
-			/* 256 colors */
-			fg = &dc.col[base.fg + 36];
-		} else if(BETWEEN(base.fg, 232, 251)) {
-			/* greyscale */
-			fg = &dc.col[base.fg + 4];
 		}
 		/*
 		 * Those ranges will not be brightened:
 		 *    8 - 15 – bright system colors
-		 *    196 - 231 – highest 256 color cube
-		 *    252 - 255 – brightest colors in greyscale
 		 */
 		font = &dc.bfont;
 		frcflags = FRC_BOLD;