diff --git a/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.ui b/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.ui
index ecfb37674a9..0b7dd7fd2a5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/help/generalsettingspage.ui
@@ -364,15 +364,6 @@
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-            <color alpha="128">
-             <red>255</red>
-             <green>0</green>
-             <blue>0</blue>
-            </color>
-           </brush>
-          </colorrole>
          </active>
          <inactive>
           <colorrole role="Text">
@@ -384,15 +375,6 @@
             </color>
            </brush>
           </colorrole>
-          <colorrole role="PlaceholderText">
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-            <color alpha="128">
-             <red>255</red>
-             <green>0</green>
-             <blue>0</blue>
-            </color>
-           </brush>
-          </colorrole>
          </inactive>
          <disabled>
           <colorrole role="Text">
@@ -404,15 +386,6 @@
             </color>
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-            <color alpha="128">
-             <red>255</red>
-             <green>0</green>
-             <blue>0</blue>
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-           </brush>
-          </colorrole>
          </disabled>
         </palette>
        </property>