diff --git a/plugins/gui/include/gui/module_model/module_item.h b/plugins/gui/include/gui/module_model/module_item.h
index 579f6cc0579..f61ce42b727 100644
--- a/plugins/gui/include/gui/module_model/module_item.h
+++ b/plugins/gui/include/gui/module_model/module_item.h
@@ -160,13 +160,6 @@ namespace hal
          */
         u32 id() const;
 
-        /**
-         * Gets the color of the netlist item this ModuleItem represents.
-         *
-         * @returns the module color
-         */
-        QColor color() const;
-
         /**
          * Checks if this ModuleItem is currently highlighted.
          *
@@ -195,13 +188,6 @@ namespace hal
          */
         void setName(const QString& name);
 
-        /**
-         * Sets the color of the module this ModuleItem represents.
-         *
-         * @param color - The new color
-         */
-        void setColor(const QColor& color);
-
         /**
          * Marks/Unmarks this ModuleItem as highlighted.
          *
@@ -218,7 +204,6 @@ namespace hal
         TreeItemType mType;
         QString mName;
 
-        QColor mColor;
         bool mHighlighted;
     };
 }
diff --git a/plugins/gui/src/grouping/grouping_color_serializer.cpp b/plugins/gui/src/grouping/grouping_color_serializer.cpp
index 097cf87d98c..fc6169d4f78 100644
--- a/plugins/gui/src/grouping/grouping_color_serializer.cpp
+++ b/plugins/gui/src/grouping/grouping_color_serializer.cpp
@@ -126,9 +126,11 @@ namespace hal {
             QModelIndex inx = mm->index(irow,0,parent);
             const ModuleItem* mItem = mm->getItem(inx);
             if (!mItem) continue;
+            if(mItem->getType() != ModuleItem::TreeItemType::Module) continue;
+
             QJsonObject mcEntry;
             mcEntry["id"] = (int) mItem->id();
-            mcEntry["color"] = mItem->color().name(QColor::HexArgb);
+            mcEntry["color"] = mm->moduleColor(mItem->id()).name(QColor::HexArgb);
             mcArr.append(mcEntry);
             serializeColorRecursion(mcArr,mm,inx);
         }
diff --git a/plugins/gui/src/module_model/module_item.cpp b/plugins/gui/src/module_model/module_item.cpp
index a5aec2f5815..ac4119dec11 100644
--- a/plugins/gui/src/module_model/module_item.cpp
+++ b/plugins/gui/src/module_model/module_item.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ namespace hal
         {
         case TreeItemType::Module:
             mName = QString::fromStdString(gNetlist->get_module_by_id(id)->get_name());
-            mColor = gNetlistRelay->getModuleColor(id);
             break;
         case TreeItemType::Gate:
             mName = QString::fromStdString(gNetlist->get_gate_by_id(id)->get_name());
@@ -139,11 +138,6 @@ namespace hal
         return mId;
     }
 
-    QColor ModuleItem::color() const
-    {
-        return mColor;
-    }
-
     bool ModuleItem::highlighted() const
     {
         return mHighlighted;
@@ -163,11 +157,6 @@ namespace hal
         mName = name;
     }
 
-    void ModuleItem::setColor(const QColor& color)
-    {
-        mColor = color;
-    }
-
     void ModuleItem::setHighlighted(const bool highlighted)
     {
         mHighlighted = highlighted;
diff --git a/plugins/gui/src/module_model/module_model.cpp b/plugins/gui/src/module_model/module_model.cpp
index 39027fa6ae1..165600749cd 100644
--- a/plugins/gui/src/module_model/module_model.cpp
+++ b/plugins/gui/src/module_model/module_model.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "gui/gui_globals.h"
 #include "gui/gui_utils/graphics.h"
-//#include "gui/ModuleModel/ModuleItem.h"
+
 #include "gui/selection_details_widget/selection_details_icon_provider.h"
 
 #include "hal_core/netlist/gate.h"
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ namespace hal
                 {
                     switch(item->getType()){
                         case ModuleItem::TreeItemType::Module:
-                            return QIcon(*SelectionDetailsIconProvider::instance()->getIcon(SelectionDetailsIconProvider::ModuleIcon, item->id()));
+                            return QIcon(gui_utility::getStyledSvgIcon("all->" + mModuleColors[item->id()].name(QColor::HexRgb), ":/icons/ne_module"));
                         case ModuleItem::TreeItemType::Gate:
                             return QIcon(*SelectionDetailsIconProvider::instance()->getIcon(SelectionDetailsIconProvider::GateIcon, item->id()));
                         case ModuleItem::TreeItemType::Net:
@@ -444,7 +444,6 @@ namespace hal
         assert(item);
 
         item->setName(QString::fromStdString(gNetlist->get_module_by_id(id)->get_name()));    // REMOVE & ADD AGAIN
-        item->setColor(gNetlistRelay->getModuleColor(id));
 
         QModelIndex index = getIndex(item);
         Q_EMIT dataChanged(index, index);