diff --git a/cfddns.sh b/cfddns.sh
index 79bf478..050d9ad 100644
--- a/cfddns.sh
+++ b/cfddns.sh
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ logDebug=0
 useJsonLogFmt=1
 useSyslogLogFmt=0
 accountFile="$scriptPath/cloudflare.credentials"
-colourizeLogFile=1
 dnsRecords=""
 dnsSeparator=","
 ipAddress=""
@@ -385,17 +384,6 @@ if [ "$logToJournal" -eq 1 ] && ! command -v logger >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   printf "\n%sThis script requires that 'logger' is installed to write journald entries. Exiting.%s\n\n" "$err" "$norm"
   exit 2
 fi
-# turn off log file colourization if parameter is set
-if [ "$colourizeLogFile" -eq 0 ]; then
-  bold=""
-  cyan=""
-  err=""
-  magenta=""
-  norm=""
-  ok=""
-  warn=""
-  yellow=""
-fi
 
 ### initial log entries
 writePlainTextLog "starting '${scriptName}'" "info" "ok" "script"