diff --git a/color-identifiers-mode.el b/color-identifiers-mode.el
index 9d5a4c1..3cd6c9f 100644
--- a/color-identifiers-mode.el
+++ b/color-identifiers-mode.el
@@ -768,8 +768,7 @@ evaluates to true."
                     (if continue-p (funcall continue-p) t))
           (if (or (memq (get-text-property (point) 'face) identifier-faces)
                   (let ((flface-prop (get-text-property (point) 'font-lock-face)))
-                    (and flface-prop (memq flface-prop identifier-faces)))
-                  (get-text-property (point) 'color-identifiers:fontified))
+                    (and flface-prop (memq flface-prop identifier-faces))))
               (if (and (looking-back identifier-context-re (line-beginning-position))
                        (or (not identifier-exclusion-re) (not (looking-at identifier-exclusion-re)))
                        (looking-at identifier-re))