diff --git a/fj-operations/src/sweep.rs b/fj-operations/src/sweep.rs
index 15f816fc8..0a2dab176 100644
--- a/fj-operations/src/sweep.rs
+++ b/fj-operations/src/sweep.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ impl ToShape for fj::Sweep {
             self.shape().to_shape(tolerance, debug_info),
             Vector::from([0., 0., self.length()]),
             tolerance,
-            self.color(),
+            self.shape().color(),
         )
     }
 
diff --git a/fj/src/shape_3d.rs b/fj/src/shape_3d.rs
index be6ae2ba1..2962afc27 100644
--- a/fj/src/shape_3d.rs
+++ b/fj/src/shape_3d.rs
@@ -113,11 +113,6 @@ impl Sweep {
     pub fn length(&self) -> f64 {
         self.length
     }
-
-    /// Access the color of the shape being swept
-    pub fn color(&self) -> [u8; 4] {
-        self.shape().color()
-    }
 }
 
 impl From<Sweep> for Shape {