diff --git a/display/d.vect/area.c b/display/d.vect/area.c
index c7e95685b09..964be3c6709 100644
--- a/display/d.vect/area.c
+++ b/display/d.vect/area.c
@@ -220,13 +220,8 @@ int display_area(struct Map_info *Map, struct cat_list *Clist,
 
         /* boundary */
         if (bcolor) {
-            if (custom_rgb) {
-                D_RGB_color((unsigned char)red, (unsigned char)grn,
-                            (unsigned char)blu);
-            }
-            else {
-                D_RGB_color(bcolor->r, bcolor->g, bcolor->b);
-            }
+            /* Use the boundary color regardless of color table, RGB col... */
+            D_RGB_color(bcolor->r, bcolor->g, bcolor->b);
             /* use different user defined render methods */
             D_polyline_abs(APoints->x, APoints->y, APoints->n_points);
             for (i = 0; i < n_isles; i++) {