diff --git a/docs/example.Xresources b/docs/example.Xresources
index 2ea0c42..0a3bedd 100644
--- a/docs/example.Xresources
+++ b/docs/example.Xresources
@@ -92,10 +92,6 @@
 !!
 !! -/ Color options \-
 !!
-!! Color the unselected title (0/1)
-!!
-  - speedwm.colortitle:           1
-!!
 !! Color the selected title.
 !! Note that if you use the powerline then this may look nicer if its disabled. (0/1)
 !!
diff --git a/speedwm.c b/speedwm.c
index c841a99..0ef8150 100644
--- a/speedwm.c
+++ b/speedwm.c
@@ -2379,21 +2379,28 @@ resizebarwin(m);
 				}
 
 				/* selected clients */
-				if (m->sel == c && colorselectedtitle)
-					scm = SchemeTitleSel;
+				if (m->sel == c && colorselectedtitle) {
+						scm = SchemeTitleSel;
 
 				/* hidden clients */
-				if (HIDDEN(c) && colorhiddentitle)
-				    if (!hideunselectedtitle)
+			    } else if (HIDDEN(c) && colorhiddentitle) {
 						scm = SchemeTitleHidden;
 
 				/* unselected clients */
-				if (colortitle)
-				    if (!colorselectedtitle)
+				} else {
 						scm = SchemeTitleNorm;
-
-				/* set the scheme */
-				drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[scm]);
+				}
+	
+				/* apply colors */
+				if (!hideunselectedtitle) {
+						if (colorselectedtitle) {
+								drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[scm]);
+						}
+				} else {
+						if (colorselectedtitle) {
+								drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeTitleSel]);
+						}
+				}
 
 				/* we don't need this if we're only printing focused */
 				if (!hideunselectedtitle) {
diff --git a/xresources.h b/xresources.h
index a0f95d9..3ff60fc 100644
--- a/xresources.h
+++ b/xresources.h
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ ResourcePref resources[]                      = {
 	   { "menupositionh",		 INTEGER, &menupositionh },
 	   { "maxwidth",			 INTEGER, &maxwidth },
 	   { "maxheight",			 INTEGER, &maxheight },
-	   { "colortitle",           INTEGER, &colortitle },
 	   { "colorselectedtitle",   INTEGER, &colorselectedtitle },
 	   { "colorhiddentitle",     INTEGER, &colorhiddentitle },
 	   { "colorlayout",          INTEGER, &colorlayout },