diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_edit_pick.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_edit_pick.xml
index 7b8ca7ed45..bd6e26ce74 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_edit_pick.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_edit_pick.xml
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@
          top_pad="2"
          max_length_bytes="63"
          name="pick_name"
-         text_color="black"
          width="273" />
         <text
          type="string"
@@ -137,7 +136,6 @@
          top_pad="2"
          max_length="1023"
          name="pick_desc"
-         text_color="black"
          word_wrap="true" />
         <text
          type="string"
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_notes.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_notes.xml
index 020661caad..7dabbdbdfc 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_notes.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/panel_notes.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
              left="6"
              max_length="1000"
              name="notes_edit"
-             text_color="DkGray"
              top_pad="4"
              right="-6"
              word_wrap="true" />