diff --git a/python/pluginResources/colorSchemes/PythonDarcula.xml b/python/pluginResources/colorSchemes/PythonDarcula.xml
index ab0ff15fd1b6..7cfc3a96a1d2 100644
--- a/python/pluginResources/colorSchemes/PythonDarcula.xml
+++ b/python/pluginResources/colorSchemes/PythonDarcula.xml
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@
       <option name="FOREGROUND" value="8888c6" />
     </value>
   </option>
-  <option name="PY.DECORATOR">
-    <value>
-      <option name="FOREGROUND" value="bbb529" />
-      <option name="EFFECT_TYPE" value="1" />
-    </value>
-  </option>
   <option name="PY.KEYWORD_ARGUMENT">
     <value>
       <option name="FOREGROUND" value="aa4926" />
diff --git a/python/pluginResources/colorSchemes/PythonDefault.xml b/python/pluginResources/colorSchemes/PythonDefault.xml
index 3c6b99638d8a..ef9e42531e5b 100644
--- a/python/pluginResources/colorSchemes/PythonDefault.xml
+++ b/python/pluginResources/colorSchemes/PythonDefault.xml
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@
       <option name="FOREGROUND" value="80" />
     </value>
   </option>
-  <option name="PY.DECORATOR">
-    <value>
-      <option name="FOREGROUND" value="0000B2" />
-    </value>
-  </option>
   <option name="PY.KEYWORD_ARGUMENT">
     <value>
       <option name="FOREGROUND" value="660099" />
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/highlighting/PyHighlighter.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/highlighting/PyHighlighter.java
index 16c3ca8926be..f857af8d8009 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/highlighting/PyHighlighter.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/highlighting/PyHighlighter.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class PyHighlighter extends SyntaxHighlighterBase {
 
   public static final TextAttributesKey PY_DOC_COMMENT_TAG = TextAttributesKey.createTextAttributesKey("PY.DOC_COMMENT_TAG", DOC_COMMENT_TAG);
 
-  public static final TextAttributesKey PY_DECORATOR = TextAttributesKey.createTextAttributesKey("PY.DECORATOR", IDENTIFIER);
+  public static final TextAttributesKey PY_DECORATOR = TextAttributesKey.createTextAttributesKey("PY.DECORATOR", METADATA);
 
   public static final TextAttributesKey PY_CLASS_DEFINITION = TextAttributesKey.createTextAttributesKey("PY.CLASS_DEFINITION", CLASS_NAME);