diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/colorscheme.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/colorscheme.cpp
index 6aa4116cf69a650a7afa69007bfc13564bb12897..e937d15f0510a01acd4553689fe0e415c8c05491 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/colorscheme.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/colorscheme.cpp
@@ -151,8 +151,7 @@ bool ColorScheme::save(const QString &fileName)
         const Format &format = i.next().value();
         w.writeStartElement(QLatin1String("style"));
         w.writeAttribute(QLatin1String("name"), i.key());
-        if (format.foreground().isValid() &&
-            (i.key() == QLatin1String(Constants::C_TEXT) || format.foreground() != textFormat.foreground()))
+        if (format.foreground().isValid())
             w.writeAttribute(QLatin1String("foreground"), format.foreground().name().toLower());
         if (format.background().isValid())
             w.writeAttribute(QLatin1String("background"), format.background().name().toLower());