diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp
index eee6356af6..46b0b5a51e 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp
@@ -1781,9 +1781,8 @@ TermView::MessageReceived(BMessage *msg)
 				if (msg->FindUInt8("index", i, &index) != B_OK)
 					break;
 
-				if (index < kTermColorCount)
-					SetTermColor(index,
-						TermApp::DefaultPalette()[index], dynamic);
+				SetTermColor(index,
+					TermApp::DefaultPalette()[index], dynamic);
 			}
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TerminalBuffer.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/TerminalBuffer.cpp
index 84c32d83f7..f93c0b8410 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TerminalBuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TerminalBuffer.cpp
@@ -231,15 +231,14 @@ TerminalBuffer::SetCursorHidden(bool hidden)
 void
 TerminalBuffer::SetPaletteColor(uint8 index, rgb_color color)
 {
-	if (index < kTermColorCount)
-		fColorsPalette[index] = color;
+	fColorsPalette[index] = color;
 }
 
 
 rgb_color
 TerminalBuffer::PaletteColor(uint8 index)
 {
-	return fColorsPalette[min_c(index, kTermColorCount - 1)];
+	return fColorsPalette[index];
 }