diff --git a/src/QmlControls/QGCLabel.qml b/src/QmlControls/QGCLabel.qml
index ec55e354369ed18deedc6c5f466d9e318a7c0ac1..ef0bdede88e897efe335d8cee4811bda804e1b7f 100644
--- a/src/QmlControls/QGCLabel.qml
+++ b/src/QmlControls/QGCLabel.qml
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ import QGroundControl.Palette 1.0
 import QGroundControl.ScreenTools 1.0
 
 Text {
-    QGCPalette { id: __qgcPal; colorGroupEnabled: enabled }
     font.pointSize: ScreenTools.defaultFontPointSize
     font.family:    ScreenTools.normalFontFamily
-    color:          __qgcPal.text
+    color:          qgcPal.text
     antialiasing:   true
 }