diff --git a/evennia/utils/ansi.py b/evennia/utils/ansi.py
index 7ae2294212..3f776c7e93 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/ansi.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/ansi.py
@@ -424,12 +424,6 @@ class ANSIParser(object):
     # the sub_xterm256 method
 
     xterm256_map = [
-        (r'\{[0-5]{3}', ""),   # {123 - foreground colour
-        (r'\{\[[0-5]{3}', ""),   # {[123 - background colour
-        ## -style
-        (r'\|[0-5]{3}', ""),  # |123 - foreground colour
-        (r'\|\[[0-5]{3}', ""),  # |[123 - background colour
-
         (r'\{[0-5]{3}', ""),   # {123 - foreground colour
         (r'\{\[[0-5]{3}', ""),   # {[123 - background colour
         ## |-style