diff --git a/crates/fj-core/src/algorithms/approx/face.rs b/crates/fj-core/src/algorithms/approx/face.rs
index 534cca3a8..149800bc9 100644
--- a/crates/fj-core/src/algorithms/approx/face.rs
+++ b/crates/fj-core/src/algorithms/approx/face.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@
 
 use std::{collections::BTreeSet, ops::Deref};
 
-use fj_interop::Color;
-
 use crate::{
-    operations::presentation::GetColor,
     storage::Handle,
     topology::{Face, Handedness, ObjectSet},
     validation::ValidationConfig,
@@ -101,13 +98,11 @@ impl Approx for Handle<Face> {
             interiors.insert(cycle);
         }
 
-        let color = self.region().get_color(core);
         let coord_handedness = self.coord_handedness(&core.layers.geometry);
         FaceApprox {
             face: self,
             exterior,
             interiors,
-            color,
             coord_handedness,
         }
     }
@@ -125,9 +120,6 @@ pub struct FaceApprox {
     /// Approximations of the interior cycles
     pub interiors: BTreeSet<CycleApprox>,
 
-    /// The color of the approximated face
-    pub color: Option<Color>,
-
     /// The handedness of the approximated face's front-side coordinate system
     pub coord_handedness: Handedness,
 }
diff --git a/crates/fj-core/src/algorithms/triangulate/mod.rs b/crates/fj-core/src/algorithms/triangulate/mod.rs
index 1f12e04d2..fbd3c9147 100644
--- a/crates/fj-core/src/algorithms/triangulate/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/fj-core/src/algorithms/triangulate/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ mod polygon;
 use fj_interop::Mesh;
 use fj_math::Point;
 
-use crate::Core;
+use crate::{operations::presentation::GetColor, Core};
 
 use self::polygon::Polygon;
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl Triangulate for FaceApprox {
                 .contains_triangle(triangle.map(|point| point.point_surface))
         });
 
-        let color = self.color.unwrap_or_default();
+        let color = self.face.region().get_color(_core).unwrap_or_default();
 
         for triangle in triangles {
             let points = triangle.map(|point| point.point_global);