diff --git a/color.c b/color.c
index a8a9b21b8..9487b5515 100644
--- a/color.c
+++ b/color.c
@@ -82,79 +82,20 @@ color_parse(const char *colstr, ssize_t len,
  * \param color color_t struct to store color into.
  * \param colstr Color specification.
  * \param len The length of colstr (which still MUST be NULL terminated).
- * \return request informations.
- */
-color_init_cookie_t
-color_init_unchecked(color_t *color, const char *colstr, ssize_t len)
-{
-    color_init_cookie_t req;
-
-    p_clear(&req, 1);
-
-    if(!len)
-    {
-        req.has_error = true;
-        return req;
-    }
-
-    /* The color is given in RGB value */
-    if(colstr[0] == '#')
-    {
-        if(!color_parse(colstr, len, &color->red, &color->green, &color->blue, &color->alpha))
-        {
-            req.has_error = true;
-            return req;
-        }
-
-        color->initialized = true;
-
-        /* This means everything is done and _reply() will just return true */
-        req.color = NULL;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        req.color = color;
-        req.colstr = colstr;
-        req.cookie = xcb_alloc_named_color_unchecked(globalconf.connection,
-                                                     globalconf.screen->default_colormap,
-                                                     len,
-                                                     colstr);
-    }
-
-    req.has_error = false;
-
-    return req;
-}
-
-/** Initialize a color.
- * \param req color_init request.
  * \return True if color allocation was successful.
  */
 bool
-color_init_reply(color_init_cookie_t req)
+color_init_unchecked(color_t *color, const char *colstr, ssize_t len)
 {
-    if(req.has_error)
+    if(!len)
         return false;
 
-    if(req.color == NULL)
-        return true;
+    /* The color is given in RGB value */
+    if(!color_parse(colstr, len, &color->red, &color->green, &color->blue, &color->alpha))
+        return false;
 
-    xcb_alloc_named_color_reply_t *named_color;
-
-    if((named_color = xcb_alloc_named_color_reply(globalconf.connection,
-                                                  req.cookie, NULL)))
-    {
-        req.color->red   = named_color->visual_red;
-        req.color->green = named_color->visual_green;
-        req.color->blue  = named_color->visual_blue;
-        req.color->alpha = 0xff;
-        req.color->initialized = true;
-        p_delete(&named_color);
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    warn("awesome: error, cannot allocate color '%s'", req.colstr);
-    return false;
+    color->initialized = true;
+    return true;
 }
 
 /** Send a request to initialize a X color.
@@ -183,32 +124,21 @@ xcolor_init_unchecked(xcolor_t *color, const char *colstr, ssize_t len)
     req.color = color;
 
     /* The color is given in RGB value */
-    if(colstr[0] == '#')
+    if(!color_parse(colstr, len, &red, &green, &blue, &alpha))
     {
-        if(!color_parse(colstr, len, &red, &green, &blue, &alpha))
-        {
-            warn("awesome: error, invalid color '%s'", colstr);
-            req.has_error = true;
-            return req;
-        }
-
-        req.alpha = RGB_8TO16(alpha);
-
-        req.is_hexa = true;
-        req.cookie_hexa = xcb_alloc_color_unchecked(globalconf.connection,
-                                                    globalconf.screen->default_colormap,
-                                                    RGB_8TO16(red),
-                                                    RGB_8TO16(green),
-                                                    RGB_8TO16(blue));
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        req.is_hexa = false;
-        req.cookie_named = xcb_alloc_named_color_unchecked(globalconf.connection,
-                                                           globalconf.screen->default_colormap, len,
-                                                           colstr);
+        warn("awesome: error, invalid color '%s'", colstr);
+        req.has_error = true;
+        return req;
     }
 
+    req.alpha = RGB_8TO16(alpha);
+
+    req.cookie_hexa = xcb_alloc_color_unchecked(globalconf.connection,
+                                                globalconf.screen->default_colormap,
+                                                RGB_8TO16(red),
+                                                RGB_8TO16(green),
+                                                RGB_8TO16(blue));
+
     req.has_error = false;
     req.colstr = colstr;
 
@@ -225,39 +155,19 @@ xcolor_init_reply(xcolor_init_request_t req)
     if(req.has_error)
         return false;
 
-    if(req.is_hexa)
-    {
-        xcb_alloc_color_reply_t *hexa_color;
+    xcb_alloc_color_reply_t *hexa_color;
 
-        if((hexa_color = xcb_alloc_color_reply(globalconf.connection,
-                                               req.cookie_hexa, NULL)))
-        {
-            req.color->pixel = hexa_color->pixel;
-            req.color->red   = hexa_color->red;
-            req.color->green = hexa_color->green;
-            req.color->blue  = hexa_color->blue;
-            req.color->alpha = req.alpha;
-            req.color->initialized = true;
-            p_delete(&hexa_color);
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-    else
+    if((hexa_color = xcb_alloc_color_reply(globalconf.connection,
+                                           req.cookie_hexa, NULL)))
     {
-        xcb_alloc_named_color_reply_t *named_color;
-
-        if((named_color = xcb_alloc_named_color_reply(globalconf.connection,
-                                                      req.cookie_named, NULL)))
-        {
-            req.color->pixel = named_color->pixel;
-            req.color->red   = named_color->visual_red;
-            req.color->green = named_color->visual_green;
-            req.color->blue  = named_color->visual_blue;
-            req.color->alpha = req.alpha;
-            req.color->initialized = true;
-            p_delete(&named_color);
-            return true;
-        }
+        req.color->pixel = hexa_color->pixel;
+        req.color->red   = hexa_color->red;
+        req.color->green = hexa_color->green;
+        req.color->blue  = hexa_color->blue;
+        req.color->alpha = req.alpha;
+        req.color->initialized = true;
+        p_delete(&hexa_color);
+        return true;
     }
 
     warn("awesome: error, cannot allocate color '%s'", req.colstr);
diff --git a/color.h b/color.h
index 5f60ea4dd..9c4611b47 100644
--- a/color.h
+++ b/color.h
@@ -36,14 +36,6 @@ typedef struct
     bool initialized;
 } color_t;
 
-typedef struct
-{
-    color_t *color;
-    const char *colstr;
-    xcb_alloc_named_color_cookie_t cookie;
-    bool has_error;
-} color_init_cookie_t;
-
 typedef struct
 {
     uint32_t pixel;
@@ -56,20 +48,14 @@ typedef struct
 
 typedef struct
 {
-    union
-    {
-        xcb_alloc_color_cookie_t cookie_hexa;
-        xcb_alloc_named_color_cookie_t cookie_named;
-    };
-
+    xcb_alloc_color_cookie_t cookie_hexa;
     uint16_t alpha;
     xcolor_t *color;
-    bool is_hexa, has_error;
+    bool has_error;
     const char *colstr;
 } xcolor_init_request_t;
 
-color_init_cookie_t color_init_unchecked(color_t *, const char *, ssize_t);
-bool color_init_reply(color_init_cookie_t);
+bool color_init_unchecked(color_t *, const char *, ssize_t);
 
 xcolor_init_request_t xcolor_init_unchecked(xcolor_t *, const char *, ssize_t);
 bool xcolor_init_reply(xcolor_init_request_t);
diff --git a/objects/image.c b/objects/image.c
index 3f36c014c..9eb9aca17 100644
--- a/objects/image.c
+++ b/objects/image.c
@@ -468,19 +468,17 @@ luaA_image_draw_pixel(lua_State *L)
 {
     size_t len;
     color_t color;
-    color_init_cookie_t cookie;
     image_t *image = luaA_checkudata(L, 1, &image_class);
     int x = luaL_checkint(L, 2);
     int y = luaL_checkint(L, 3);
     const char *buf = luaL_checklstring(L, 4, &len);
 
-    cookie = color_init_unchecked(&color, buf, len);
     imlib_context_set_image(image->image);
-    color_init_reply(cookie);
 
     if((x > imlib_image_get_width()) || (y > imlib_image_get_height()))
         return 0;
 
+    color_init_unchecked(&color, buf, len);
     imlib_context_set_color(color.red, color.green, color.blue, color.alpha);
     imlib_image_draw_pixel(x, y, 1);
     image->isupdated = false;
@@ -502,7 +500,6 @@ luaA_image_draw_line(lua_State *L)
 {
     size_t len;
     color_t color;
-    color_init_cookie_t cookie;
     image_t *image = luaA_checkudata(L, 1, &image_class);
     int x1 = luaL_checkint(L, 2);
     int y1 = luaL_checkint(L, 3);
@@ -510,10 +507,9 @@ luaA_image_draw_line(lua_State *L)
     int y2 = luaL_checkint(L, 5);
     const char *buf = luaL_checklstring(L, 6, &len);
 
-    cookie = color_init_unchecked(&color, buf, len);
     imlib_context_set_image(image->image);
-    color_init_reply(cookie);
 
+    color_init_unchecked(&color, buf, len);
     imlib_context_set_color(color.red, color.green, color.blue, color.alpha);
     imlib_image_draw_line(x1, y1, x2, y2, 0);
     image->isupdated = false;
@@ -536,7 +532,6 @@ luaA_image_draw_rectangle(lua_State *L)
 {
     size_t len;
     color_t color;
-    color_init_cookie_t cookie;
     image_t *image = luaA_checkudata(L, 1, &image_class);
     int x = luaL_checkint(L, 2);
     int y = luaL_checkint(L, 3);
@@ -545,10 +540,9 @@ luaA_image_draw_rectangle(lua_State *L)
     int fill = luaA_checkboolean(L, 6);
     const char *buf = luaL_checklstring(L, 7, &len);
 
-    cookie = color_init_unchecked(&color, buf, len);
     imlib_context_set_image(image->image);
-    color_init_reply(cookie);
 
+    color_init_unchecked(&color, buf, len);
     imlib_context_set_color(color.red, color.green, color.blue, color.alpha);
     if(!fill)
         imlib_image_draw_rectangle(x, y, width, height);
@@ -583,7 +577,6 @@ luaA_table_to_color_range(lua_State *L, int ud)
         {
             color_t color;
 
-            color_init_cookie_t cookie = color_init_unchecked(&color, colstr, len);
 
             /* get value with colstr as key in table */
             lua_pushvalue(L, -1);
@@ -594,8 +587,7 @@ luaA_table_to_color_range(lua_State *L, int ud)
             /* remove distance */
             lua_pop(L, 1);
 
-            color_init_reply(cookie);
-
+            color_init_unchecked(&color, colstr, len);
             imlib_context_set_color(color.red, color.green, color.blue, color.alpha);
 
             imlib_add_color_to_color_range(distance);
@@ -661,7 +653,6 @@ luaA_image_draw_circle(lua_State *L)
 {
     size_t len;
     color_t color;
-    color_init_cookie_t cookie;
     image_t *image = luaA_checkudata(L, 1, &image_class);
     int x = luaL_checkint(L, 2);
     int y = luaL_checkint(L, 3);
@@ -670,10 +661,9 @@ luaA_image_draw_circle(lua_State *L)
     int fill = luaA_checkboolean(L, 6);
     const char *buf = luaL_checklstring(L, 7, &len);
 
-    cookie = color_init_unchecked(&color, buf, len);
     imlib_context_set_image(image->image);
-    color_init_reply(cookie);
 
+    color_init_unchecked(&color, buf, len);
     imlib_context_set_color(color.red, color.green, color.blue, color.alpha);
     if(!fill)
         imlib_image_draw_ellipse(x, y, ah, av);
diff --git a/objects/widgets/imagebox.c b/objects/widgets/imagebox.c
index 2cc34ecaa..d466792fa 100644
--- a/objects/widgets/imagebox.c
+++ b/objects/widgets/imagebox.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ luaA_imagebox_newindex(lua_State *L, const char *prop)
         if(lua_isnil(L, 3))
             p_clear(&d->bg, 1);
         else if((buf = luaL_checklstring(L, 3, &len)))
-            color_init_reply(color_init_unchecked(&d->bg, buf, len));
+            color_init_unchecked(&d->bg, buf, len);
     }
     else if(a_strcmp(prop, "resize") == 0)
         d->resize = luaA_checkboolean(L, 3);
diff --git a/objects/widgets/textbox.c b/objects/widgets/textbox.c
index 0d0bc77e3..5af37c96d 100644
--- a/objects/widgets/textbox.c
+++ b/objects/widgets/textbox.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ luaA_textbox_newindex(lua_State *L, const char *prop)
         if(lua_isnil(L, 3))
             p_clear(&d->bg, 1);
         else if((buf = luaL_checklstring(L, 3, &len)))
-            color_init_reply(color_init_unchecked(&d->bg, buf, len));
+            color_init_unchecked(&d->bg, buf, len);
     }
     else if(a_strcmp(prop, "align") == 0)
     {
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ luaA_textbox_newindex(lua_State *L, const char *prop)
     else if(a_strcmp(prop, "border_color") == 0)
     {
         if((buf = luaL_checklstring(L, 3, &len)))
-            color_init_reply(color_init_unchecked(&d->border.color, buf, len));
+            color_init_unchecked(&d->border.color, buf, len);
     }
     else if(a_strcmp(prop, "border_width") == 0)
         d->border.width = luaL_checknumber(L, 3);