diff --git a/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_armor_belt_manifest.ron b/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_armor_belt_manifest.ron
index b39172abea..393fd07bad 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_armor_belt_manifest.ron
+++ b/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_armor_belt_manifest.ron
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 ({
     Dark:(
         vox_spec: ("armor.belt.dark", (-4.0, -3.5, 2.0)),
-        recolor: false,
         color: None
     ),
     Cloth:(
         vox_spec: ("armor.belt.cloth_turq", (-4.0, -3.5, -6.0)),
-        recolor: false,
         color: None
     )
 })
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diff --git a/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_armor_chest_manifest.ron b/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_armor_chest_manifest.ron
index 224df905d4..651e5364c3 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_armor_chest_manifest.ron
+++ b/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_armor_chest_manifest.ron
@@ -1,37 +1,30 @@
 ({
     Blue: (
         vox_spec: ("armor.chest.grayscale", (-7.0, -3.5, 2.0)),
-        recolor: true,
         color: Some((44, 74, 109))
     ),
     Brown: (
         vox_spec: ("armor.chest.grayscale", (-7.0, -3.5, 2.0)),
-        recolor: true,
         color: Some((90, 49, 43))
     ),
     Dark: (
         vox_spec: ("armor.chest.grayscale", (-7.0, -3.5, 2.0)),
-        recolor: true,
         color: Some((73, 63, 59))
     ),
     Green: (
         vox_spec: ("armor.chest.grayscale", (-7.0, -3.5, 2.0)),
-        recolor: true,
         color: Some((59, 95, 67))
     ),
     Orange: (
         vox_spec: ("armor.chest.grayscale", (-7.0, -3.5, 2.0)),
-        recolor: true,
         color: Some((109, 58, 58))
     ),
     Midnight: (
         vox_spec: ("armor.chest.grayscale", (-7.0, -3.5, 2.0)),
-        recolor: true,
         color: Some((29, 26, 33))
     ),
     Kimono: (
         vox_spec: ("armor.chest.cloth_red_kimono", (-7.0, -3.5, 2.0)),
-        recolor: false,
         color: None
     )
 })
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diff --git a/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_armor_foot_manifest.ron b/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_armor_foot_manifest.ron
index 2cf5ab1c8b..3f22aabd81 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_armor_foot_manifest.ron
+++ b/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_armor_foot_manifest.ron
@@ -2,22 +2,18 @@
     //This shouldn't be bare, but what is?
     Bare: (
         vox_spec: ("armor.foot.cloth_sandals", (-2.5, -3.5, -9.0)),
-        recolor: false,
         color: None
     ),
     Dark: (
         vox_spec: ("armor.foot.dark-0", (-2.5, -3.5, -9.0)),
-        recolor: false,
         color: None
     ),
     Sandal: (
         vox_spec: ("armor.foot.cloth_sandals", (-2.5, -3.5, -9.0)),
-        recolor: false,
         color: None
     ),
     Jester: (
         vox_spec: ("armor.foot.dark_jester-elf_shoe", (-2.5, -3.5, -9.0)),
-        recolor: false,
         color: None
     )
 })
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diff --git a/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_armor_hand_manifest.ron b/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_armor_hand_manifest.ron
index 012854aa92..897d6a8a66 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_armor_hand_manifest.ron
+++ b/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_armor_hand_manifest.ron
@@ -2,24 +2,20 @@
     Bare: (
         left: (
             vox_spec: ("armor.hand.bare_left", (-1.5, -1.5, -7.0)),
-            recolor: false,
             color: None
         ),
         right: (
             vox_spec: ("armor.hand.bare_right", (-1.5, -1.5, -7.0)),
-            recolor: false,
             color: None
         )
     ),
     Cloth: (
         left: (
             vox_spec: ("armor.hand.cloth_basic_left", (-1.5, -1.5, -7.0)),
-            recolor: false,
             color: None
         ),
         right: (
             vox_spec: ("armor.hand.cloth_basic_right", (-1.5, -1.5, -7.0)),
-            recolor: false,
             color: None
         )
     )
diff --git a/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_armor_pants_manifest.ron b/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_armor_pants_manifest.ron
index dc1b09267a..3e7810448f 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_armor_pants_manifest.ron
+++ b/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_armor_pants_manifest.ron
@@ -1,32 +1,26 @@
 ({
     Blue: (
         vox_spec: ("armor.pants.grayscale", (-5.0, -3.5, 1.0)),
-        recolor: true,
         color: Some((28, 66, 109))
     ),
     Brown: (
         vox_spec: ("armor.pants.grayscale", (-5.0, -3.5, 1.0)),
-        recolor: true,
         color: Some((54, 30, 26))
     ),
     Dark: (
         vox_spec: ("armor.pants.grayscale", (-5.0, -3.5, 1.0)),
-        recolor: true,
         color: Some((24, 19, 17))
     ),
     Green: (
         vox_spec: ("armor.pants.grayscale", (-5.0, -3.5, 1.0)),
-        recolor: true,
         color: Some((49, 95, 59))
     ),
     Orange: (
         vox_spec: ("armor.pants.grayscale", (-5.0, -3.5, 1.0)),
-        recolor: true,
         color: Some((148, 52, 33))
     ),
     Kimono: (
         vox_spec: ("armor.pants.cloth_red_kimono", (-5.0, -3.5, 1.0)),
-        recolor: false,
         color: None
     )
 })
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diff --git a/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_armor_shoulder_manifest.ron b/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_armor_shoulder_manifest.ron
index 91f730f33f..81cc061c03 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_armor_shoulder_manifest.ron
+++ b/assets/voxygen/voxel/humanoid_armor_shoulder_manifest.ron
@@ -3,36 +3,30 @@
     None: (
         left: (
             vox_spec: ("armor.shoulder.brown_left", (-3.0, -3.5, 0.1)),
-            recolor: false,
             color: None
         ),
         right: (
             vox_spec: ("armor.shoulder.brown_right", (-2.0, -3.5, 0.1)),
-            recolor: false,
             color: None
         )
     ),
     Brown1: (
         left: (
             vox_spec: ("armor.shoulder.brown_left", (-3.0, -3.5, 0.1)),
-            recolor: false,
             color: None
         ),
         right: (
             vox_spec: ("armor.shoulder.brown_right", (-2.0, -3.5, 0.1)),
-            recolor: false,
             color: None
         )
     ),
     Chain: (
         left: (
             vox_spec: ("armor.shoulder.chain_left", (-3.0, -3.5, 0.1)),
-            recolor: false,
             color: None
         ),
         right: (
             vox_spec: ("armor.shoulder.chain_right", (-2.0, -3.5, 0.1)),
-            recolor: false,
             color: None
         )
     )
diff --git a/voxygen/src/scene/figure/load.rs b/voxygen/src/scene/figure/load.rs
index f0c0a70627..8cc51cee62 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/scene/figure/load.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/scene/figure/load.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ struct VoxSpec<T>(String, [T; 3]);
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 struct ArmorVoxSpec {
     vox_spec: VoxSpec<f32>,
-    recolor: bool,
     color: Option<[u8; 3]>,
 }
 
@@ -323,11 +322,6 @@ impl HumArmorChestSpec {
             }
         };
 
-        let chest_color = Vec3::from(match spec.color {
-            Some(color_array) => color_array,
-            _ => [0, 0, 0],
-        });
-
         let color = |mat_segment| {
             color_segment(
                 mat_segment,
@@ -341,8 +335,9 @@ impl HumArmorChestSpec {
 
         let mut chest_armor = graceful_load_mat_segment(&spec.vox_spec.0);
 
-        if spec.recolor {
-            chest_armor = chest_armor.map_rgb(|rgb| recolor_grey(rgb, Rgb::from(chest_color)))
+        if let Some(color) = spec.color {
+            let chest_color = Vec3::from(color);
+            chest_armor = chest_armor.map_rgb(|rgb| recolor_grey(rgb, Rgb::from(chest_color)));
         }
 
         let chest = DynaUnionizer::new()
@@ -441,11 +436,6 @@ impl HumArmorPantsSpec {
             }
         };
 
-        let pants_color = Vec3::from(match spec.color {
-            Some(color_array) => color_array,
-            _ => [0, 0, 0],
-        });
-
         let color = |mat_segment| {
             color_segment(
                 mat_segment,
@@ -459,8 +449,9 @@ impl HumArmorPantsSpec {
 
         let mut pants_armor = graceful_load_mat_segment(&spec.vox_spec.0);
 
-        if spec.recolor {
-            pants_armor = pants_armor.map_rgb(|rgb| recolor_grey(rgb, Rgb::from(pants_color)))
+        if let Some(color) = spec.color {
+            let pants_color = Vec3::from(color);
+            pants_armor = pants_armor.map_rgb(|rgb| recolor_grey(rgb, Rgb::from(pants_color)));
         }
 
         let pants = DynaUnionizer::new()