diff --git a/share/functions/__fish_config_interactive.fish b/share/functions/__fish_config_interactive.fish
index e12c27c04..e26e6bc55 100644
--- a/share/functions/__fish_config_interactive.fish
+++ b/share/functions/__fish_config_interactive.fish
@@ -303,26 +303,6 @@ function __fish_config_interactive -d "Initializations that should be performed
         set -g fish_pager_color_description yellow
         set -g fish_pager_color_progress cyan
 
-        # Don't allow setting color other than what linux offers (see #2001)
-        functions -e set_color
-        function set_color --shadow-builtin
-            set -l term_colors black red green yellow blue magenta cyan white normal
-            for a in $argv
-                if not contains -- $a $term_colors
-                    switch $a
-                        # Also allow options
-                        case "-*"
-                            continue
-                        case "*"
-                            echo "Color not valid in TERM = linux: $a"
-                            return 1
-                    end
-                end
-            end
-            builtin set_color $argv
-            return $status
-        end
-
         # Set fish_prompt to a VT-friendly version
         # without color or unicode
         function fish_prompt