diff --git a/beets/config_default.yaml b/beets/config_default.yaml
index d1329f494..4367abb19 100644
--- a/beets/config_default.yaml
+++ b/beets/config_default.yaml
@@ -127,19 +127,12 @@ ui:
         action_default: ['bold', 'cyan']
         action: ['bold', 'cyan']
         # New Colors
-        text: ['normal']
         text_faint: ['faint']
         import_path: ['bold', 'blue']
         import_path_items: ['bold', 'blue']
-        added:   ['green']
-        removed: ['red']
         changed: ['yellow']
-        added_highlight:   ['bold', 'green']
-        removed_highlight: ['bold', 'red']
-        changed_highlight: ['bold', 'yellow']
         text_diff_added:   ['bold', 'red']
         text_diff_removed: ['bold', 'red']
-        text_diff_changed: ['bold', 'red']
         action_description: ['white']
     import:
         indentation:
diff --git a/beets/ui/__init__.py b/beets/ui/__init__.py
index 9f0ae82e1..79e5f1b20 100644
--- a/beets/ui/__init__.py
+++ b/beets/ui/__init__.py
@@ -507,20 +507,13 @@ COLOR_NAMES = [
     "action_default",
     "action",
     # New Colors
-    "text",
     "text_faint",
     "import_path",
     "import_path_items",
     "action_description",
-    "added",
-    "removed",
     "changed",
-    "added_highlight",
-    "removed_highlight",
-    "changed_highlight",
     "text_diff_added",
     "text_diff_removed",
-    "text_diff_changed",
 ]
 COLORS: dict[str, list[str]] | None = None
 
diff --git a/docs/reference/config.rst b/docs/reference/config.rst
index d4f5b3674..4ed3bc9dd 100644
--- a/docs/reference/config.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/config.rst
@@ -465,19 +465,12 @@ your configuration file that looks like this:
             action_default: ['bold', 'cyan']
             action: ['bold', 'cyan']
             # New colors after UI overhaul
-            text: ['normal']
             text_faint: ['faint']
             import_path: ['bold', 'blue']
             import_path_items: ['bold', 'blue']
-            added:   ['green']
-            removed: ['red']
             changed: ['yellow']
-            added_highlight:   ['bold', 'green']
-            removed_highlight: ['bold', 'red']
-            changed_highlight: ['bold', 'yellow']
             text_diff_added:   ['bold', 'red']
             text_diff_removed: ['bold', 'red']
-            text_diff_changed: ['bold', 'red']
             action_description: ['white']
 
 Available colors: black, darkred, darkgreen, brown (darkyellow), darkblue,