diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/mixins/workflowHelpers.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/mixins/workflowHelpers.ts
index 54ec15750a..bb9e56fcdc 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/mixins/workflowHelpers.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/mixins/workflowHelpers.ts
@@ -362,11 +362,6 @@ export const workflowHelpers = mixins(
 							nodeData.credentials = saveCredenetials;
 						}
 					}
-
-					// Save the node color only if it is different to the default color
-					if (node.color && node.color !== nodeType.defaults.color) {
-						nodeData.color = node.color;
-					}
 				} else {
 					// Node-Type is not known so save the data as it is
 					nodeData.credentials = node.credentials;
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue
index f975d62567..a7de4c0761 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue
@@ -2059,12 +2059,6 @@ export default mixins(
 						node.disabled = false;
 					}
 
-					if (!node.hasOwnProperty('color')) {
-						// If no color is defined set the default color of the node type
-						if (nodeType && nodeType.defaults.color) {
-							node.color = nodeType.defaults.color as string;
-						}
-					}
 					if (!node.hasOwnProperty('parameters')) {
 						node.parameters = {};
 					}