diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 90381637..d618a999 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ byobu (4.55) unreleased; urgency=low
     - add a system entropy status item
     - must use cat, can't use read in dash here
     - use yellow on grey
+  * usr/bin/byobu-janitor: LP: #867746
+    - revert previous change, don't automatically set monochrome mode
+      until we have a better way of detecting it
 
   [ Will Ellwood ]
   * usr/lib/byobu/disk: LP: #904824
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-janitor b/usr/bin/byobu-janitor
index c031a403..52bb1e00 100755
--- a/usr/bin/byobu-janitor
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-janitor
@@ -55,17 +55,10 @@ fi
 
 # NOTE: Older version of Screen have an arbitrary limit of only being able
 # to change colors 16 times in this 'hardstatus string'.
-# Whitelist distros where the fix has been released.
 # Also committed in Upstream git, but not yet released.
 #  * http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?22146
-MC=1
-if command -v egrep >/dev/null; then
-	if ! command -v tmux >/dev/null; then
-		if egrep -qsi "ubuntu|debian" /etc/issue 2>/dev/null || [ -e "/etc/arch-release" ]; then
-			MC=0
-		fi
-	fi
-fi
+# If we could reliably tell if we had a patched screen, we'd do so here...
+MC=0
 
 # Affects: First runs with no configuration
 # Seed the configuration