diff --git a/src/renderer/shaders/cell.metal b/src/renderer/shaders/cell.metal
index ced057b72..2a107402b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/shaders/cell.metal
+++ b/src/renderer/shaders/cell.metal
@@ -256,9 +256,7 @@ vertex CellTextVertexOut cell_text_vertex(
   offset.y = uniforms.cell_size.y - offset.y;
 
   // If we're constrained then we need to scale the glyph.
-  // We also always constrain colored glyphs since we should have
-  // their scaled cell size exactly correct.
-  if (in.mode == MODE_TEXT_CONSTRAINED || in.mode == MODE_TEXT_COLOR) {
+  if (in.mode == MODE_TEXT_CONSTRAINED) {
     float max_width = uniforms.cell_size.x * in.constraint_width;
     if (size.x > max_width) {
       float new_y = size.y * (max_width / size.x);
diff --git a/src/renderer/shaders/cell.v.glsl b/src/renderer/shaders/cell.v.glsl
index 942b7ac44..f37e69adc 100644
--- a/src/renderer/shaders/cell.v.glsl
+++ b/src/renderer/shaders/cell.v.glsl
@@ -208,10 +208,8 @@ void main() {
         glyph_offset_calc.y = cell_size_scaled.y - glyph_offset_calc.y;
 
         // If this is a constrained mode, we need to constrain it!
-        // We also always constrain colored glyphs since we should have
-        // their scaled cell size exactly correct.
         vec2 glyph_size_calc = glyph_size;
-        if (mode == MODE_FG_CONSTRAINED || mode == MODE_FG_COLOR) {
+        if (mode == MODE_FG_CONSTRAINED) {
             if (glyph_size.x > cell_size_scaled.x) {
                 float new_y = glyph_size.y * (cell_size_scaled.x / glyph_size.x);
                 glyph_offset_calc.y = glyph_offset_calc.y + ((glyph_size.y - new_y) / 2);