diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/draftmake/make_array.py b/src/Mod/Draft/draftmake/make_array.py
index e0333589cf..b80e87f627 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/draftmake/make_array.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/draftmake/make_array.py
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ def make_array(base_object,
             ViewProviderDraftArray(new_obj.ViewObject)
             gui_utils.format_object(new_obj, new_obj.Base)
             new_obj.ViewObject.Proxy.resetColors(new_obj.ViewObject)
-            # Workaround to trigger update of DiffuseColor:
-            ToDo.delay(reapply_diffuse_color, new_obj.ViewObject)
         new_obj.Base.ViewObject.hide()
         gui_utils.select(new_obj)
 
@@ -155,11 +153,4 @@ def makeArray(baseobject,
                       arg1, arg2, arg3,
                       arg4, arg5, arg6, use_link)
 
-
-def reapply_diffuse_color(vobj):
-    try:
-        vobj.DiffuseColor = vobj.DiffuseColor
-    except:
-        pass
-
 ## @}
diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/draftmake/make_clone.py b/src/Mod/Draft/draftmake/make_clone.py
index a65fe1f2ae..746242bf01 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/draftmake/make_clone.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/draftmake/make_clone.py
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ def make_clone(obj, delta=None, forcedraft=False):
                     pass
             if App.GuiUp:
                 gui_utils.format_object(cl, base)
-                # Workaround to trigger update of DiffuseColor:
-                ToDo.delay(reapply_diffuse_color, cl.ViewObject)
                 gui_utils.select(cl)
             return cl
 
@@ -118,19 +116,10 @@ def make_clone(obj, delta=None, forcedraft=False):
     if App.GuiUp:
         ViewProviderClone(cl.ViewObject)
         gui_utils.format_object(cl, obj[0])
-        # Workaround to trigger update of DiffuseColor:
-        ToDo.delay(reapply_diffuse_color, cl.ViewObject)
         gui_utils.select(cl)
     return cl
 
 
-def reapply_diffuse_color(vobj):
-    try:
-        vobj.DiffuseColor = vobj.DiffuseColor
-    except:
-        pass
-
-
 clone = make_clone
 
 ## @}
diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/draftmake/make_patharray.py b/src/Mod/Draft/draftmake/make_patharray.py
index 793d3a6bb0..43534968b1 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/draftmake/make_patharray.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/draftmake/make_patharray.py
@@ -413,18 +413,9 @@ def make_path_twisted_array(base_object, path_object,
             ViewProviderDraftArray(new_obj.ViewObject)
             gui_utils.formatObject(new_obj, new_obj.Base)
             new_obj.ViewObject.Proxy.resetColors(new_obj.ViewObject)
-            # Workaround to trigger update of DiffuseColor:
-            ToDo.delay(reapply_diffuse_color, new_obj.ViewObject)
         new_obj.Base.ViewObject.hide()
         gui_utils.select(new_obj)
 
     return new_obj
 
-
-def reapply_diffuse_color(vobj):
-    try:
-        vobj.DiffuseColor = vobj.DiffuseColor
-    except:
-        pass
-
 ## @}
diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/draftmake/make_pointarray.py b/src/Mod/Draft/draftmake/make_pointarray.py
index 64e05ee390..b489f3225c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/draftmake/make_pointarray.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/draftmake/make_pointarray.py
@@ -157,8 +157,6 @@ def make_point_array(base_object, point_object, extra=None, use_link=True):
             ViewProviderDraftArray(new_obj.ViewObject)
             gui_utils.format_object(new_obj, new_obj.Base)
             new_obj.ViewObject.Proxy.resetColors(new_obj.ViewObject)
-            # Workaround to trigger update of DiffuseColor:
-            ToDo.delay(reapply_diffuse_color, new_obj.ViewObject)
         new_obj.Base.ViewObject.hide()
         gui_utils.select(new_obj)
 
@@ -171,11 +169,4 @@ def makePointArray(base, ptlst):
 
     return make_point_array(base, ptlst)
 
-
-def reapply_diffuse_color(vobj):
-    try:
-        vobj.DiffuseColor = vobj.DiffuseColor
-    except:
-        pass
-
 ## @}