diff --git a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_gfx_color.c b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_gfx_color.c
index 92c1f07483..fe35d92cc7 100644
--- a/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_gfx_color.c
+++ b/src/lib/efl/interfaces/efl_gfx_color.c
@@ -1,24 +1,6 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include "Efl.h"
 
-static int
-_format_clean_param(Eina_Tmpstr *s)
-{
-   Eina_Tmpstr *ss;
-   char *ds;
-   int len = 0;
-
-   ds = (char*) s;
-   for (ss = s; *ss; ss++, ds++, len++)
-     {
-        if ((*ss == '\\') && *(ss + 1)) ss++;
-        if (ds != ss) *ds = *ss;
-     }
-   *ds = 0;
-
-   return len;
-}
-
 static int
 _hex_string_get(char ch, Eina_Bool *ok)
 {
@@ -102,7 +84,7 @@ _efl_gfx_color_color_code_set(Eo *obj, void *_pd EINA_UNUSED, const char *colorc
     int len;
     unsigned char r, g, b, a;
 
-    len = _format_clean_param(colorcode);
+    len = (size_t) strlen(colorcode);
 
     _format_color_parse(colorcode, len, &r, &g, &b, &a);
     efl_gfx_color_set(obj, r, g, b, a);