diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 0ca473aa..3b735e60 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 byobu (4.36) unreleased; urgency=low
 
-  * UNRELEASED
+  * usr/bin/byobu-select-profile: LP: #860574
+    - fix color selection;  profile is no longer a symlink
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:09:07 -0500
 
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-select-profile b/usr/bin/byobu-select-profile
index 65711359..8025b405 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-select-profile
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-select-profile
@@ -67,18 +67,6 @@ PROFILE="$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/profile"
 selected=-1
 color=
 
-assert_symlink() {
-	if [ -e "$1" ]; then
-		if [ ! -L "$1" ]; then
-			echo `gettext 'Error:'` $1 `gettext ' file exists, but is not a symlink'`
-			exit 1
-		fi
-	fi
-}
-
-# If these files exist, they must be a symlink
-assert_symlink "$BYOBU_CONFIG_DIR/profile"
-
 listprofiles() {
 	# Display list of profiles, one per line
 	for x in $COLORS; do