diff --git a/gui-lib/framework/private/main.rkt b/gui-lib/framework/private/main.rkt
index c7dce705..67ca1440 100644
--- a/gui-lib/framework/private/main.rkt
+++ b/gui-lib/framework/private/main.rkt
@@ -553,21 +553,12 @@
 (preferences:set-default 'framework:coloring-active #t boolean?)
 
 (color-prefs:add-color-scheme-entry 'framework:default-text-color "black" "white")
-(color-prefs:register-color-scheme-entry-change-callback
- 'framework:basic-canvas-background
- (λ (v)
-   (editor:set-default-font-color
-    (color-prefs:lookup-in-color-scheme 'framework:default-text-color)
-    v)))
 (color-prefs:register-color-scheme-entry-change-callback
  'framework:default-text-color
  (λ (v)
-   (editor:set-default-font-color 
-    v 
-    (color-prefs:lookup-in-color-scheme 'framework:basic-canvas-background))))
-(editor:set-default-font-color 
- (color-prefs:lookup-in-color-scheme 'framework:default-text-color)
- (color-prefs:lookup-in-color-scheme 'framework:basic-canvas-background))
+   (editor:set-default-font-color v)))
+(editor:set-default-font-color
+ (color-prefs:lookup-in-color-scheme 'framework:default-text-color))
 
 (color-prefs:add-color-scheme-entry 'framework:misspelled-text-color "black" "white")