diff --git a/Source/cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator.cxx
index 191ad2c7fc..a5650d468f 100644
--- a/Source/cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator.cxx
@@ -63,15 +63,6 @@ cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator::cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator()
 }
 
 
-void cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator::SetGlobalGenerator(
-                                                  cmGlobalGenerator* generator)
-{
-  cmExternalMakefileProjectGenerator::SetGlobalGenerator(generator);
-  cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3* mf = (cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3*)
-                                                                     generator;
-  mf->SetToolSupportsColor(false);
-}
-
 void cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator::Generate()
 {
   // for each sub project in the project create a codeblocks project
diff --git a/Source/cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator.h b/Source/cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator.h
index b66b24a336..57751fc0c5 100644
--- a/Source/cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ class cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator : public cmExternalMakefileProjectGenerator
 {
 public:
   cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator();
-  virtual void SetGlobalGenerator(cmGlobalGenerator* generator);
 
   virtual const char* GetName() const
                          { return cmExtraCodeBlocksGenerator::GetActualName();}
diff --git a/Source/cmExtraEclipseCDT4Generator.cxx b/Source/cmExtraEclipseCDT4Generator.cxx
index 862a9ae3de..8f89b5eb74 100644
--- a/Source/cmExtraEclipseCDT4Generator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmExtraEclipseCDT4Generator.cxx
@@ -51,16 +51,6 @@ void cmExtraEclipseCDT4Generator
     "the default make target. A \"make install\" target is also provided.";
 }
 
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void cmExtraEclipseCDT4Generator
-::SetGlobalGenerator(cmGlobalGenerator* generator)
-{
-  cmExternalMakefileProjectGenerator::SetGlobalGenerator(generator);
-  cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3* mf
-    = static_cast<cmGlobalUnixMakefileGenerator3*>(generator);
-  mf->SetToolSupportsColor(true);
-}
-
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void cmExtraEclipseCDT4Generator::Generate()
 {
diff --git a/Source/cmExtraEclipseCDT4Generator.h b/Source/cmExtraEclipseCDT4Generator.h
index 118c79a175..2ad599d14a 100644
--- a/Source/cmExtraEclipseCDT4Generator.h
+++ b/Source/cmExtraEclipseCDT4Generator.h
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ public:
   virtual void GetDocumentation(cmDocumentationEntry& entry,
                                 const char*           fullName) const;
 
-  virtual void SetGlobalGenerator(cmGlobalGenerator* generator);
-
   virtual void Generate();
 
 private:
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
index d60e18d7b0..e68ed08faf 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ public:
 
   bool GetForceUnixPaths() {return this->ForceUnixPaths;}
   bool GetToolSupportsColor() { return this->ToolSupportsColor; }
-  void SetToolSupportsColor(bool enable) { this->ToolSupportsColor = enable; }
 
   ///! return the language for the given extension
   const char* GetLanguageFromExtension(const char* ext);