diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandnick.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandnick.java
index a9f17df09..96ada76b0 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandnick.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandnick.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class Commandnick extends EssentialsLoopCommand {
             throw new Exception(tl("nickTooLong"));
         } else if (FormatUtil.stripFormat(newNick).length() < 1) {
             throw new Exception(tl("nickNamesAlpha"));
-        } else if (user != null && (user.isAuthorized("essentials.nick.changecolors") || user.isAuthorized("essentials.nick.changecolours")) && !FormatUtil.stripFormat(newNick).equals(user.getName())) {
+        } else if (user != null && (user.isAuthorized("essentials.nick.changecolors")) && !FormatUtil.stripFormat(newNick).equals(user.getName())) {
             throw new Exception(tl("nickNamesOnlyColorChanges"));
         }
         return newNick;
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/utils/FormatUtil.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/utils/FormatUtil.java
index 001a1daec..7de0a4726 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/utils/FormatUtil.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/utils/FormatUtil.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class FormatUtil {
             return null;
         }
         String message;
-        if (user.isAuthorized(permBase + ".color") || user.isAuthorized(permBase + ".colour")) {
+        if (user.isAuthorized(permBase + ".color")) {
             message = replaceColor(input, REPLACE_COLOR_PATTERN);
         } else {
             message = stripColor(input, VANILLA_COLOR_PATTERN);