diff --git a/Greenshot/Controls/ColorButton.cs b/Greenshot/Controls/ColorButton.cs
index d37fbf1c9..a08f0afab 100644
--- a/Greenshot/Controls/ColorButton.cs
+++ b/Greenshot/Controls/ColorButton.cs
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@ namespace Greenshot.Controls {
 		}
 
 		private void ColorButtonClick(object sender, EventArgs e) {
-			ColorDialog colorDialog = ColorDialog.GetInstance();
-			colorDialog.Color = SelectedColor;
+			var colorDialog = new ColorDialog
+			{
+				Color = SelectedColor
+			};
 			// Using the parent to make sure the dialog doesn't show on another window
 			colorDialog.ShowDialog(Parent.Parent);
 			if (colorDialog.DialogResult == DialogResult.Cancel)
diff --git a/Greenshot/Controls/ToolStripColorButton.cs b/Greenshot/Controls/ToolStripColorButton.cs
index ac4fcd736..8f5acd7d9 100644
--- a/Greenshot/Controls/ToolStripColorButton.cs
+++ b/Greenshot/Controls/ToolStripColorButton.cs
@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@ namespace Greenshot.Controls {
 		}
 
 		private void ColorButtonClick(object sender, EventArgs e) {
-			ColorDialog colorDialog = ColorDialog.GetInstance();
-			colorDialog.Color = SelectedColor;
+			var colorDialog = new ColorDialog
+			{
+				Color = SelectedColor
+			};
 			// Using the parent to make sure the dialog doesn't show on another window
 			colorDialog.ShowDialog(Parent.Parent);
 			if (colorDialog.DialogResult == DialogResult.Cancel)
diff --git a/Greenshot/Forms/ColorDialog.cs b/Greenshot/Forms/ColorDialog.cs
index 5cfbf187d..5799e0351 100644
--- a/Greenshot/Forms/ColorDialog.cs
+++ b/Greenshot/Forms/ColorDialog.cs
@@ -34,10 +34,9 @@ namespace Greenshot {
 	/// Description of ColorDialog.
 	/// </summary>
 	public partial class ColorDialog : BaseForm {
-		private static ColorDialog _uniqueInstance;
 		private static readonly EditorConfiguration EditorConfig = IniConfig.GetIniSection<EditorConfiguration>();
 
-		private ColorDialog() {
+		public ColorDialog() {
 			SuspendLayout();
 			InitializeComponent();
 			SuspendLayout();
@@ -47,11 +46,6 @@ namespace Greenshot {
 			UpdateRecentColorsButtonRow();
 		}
 
-		public static ColorDialog GetInstance()
-		{
-			return _uniqueInstance ?? (_uniqueInstance = new ColorDialog());
-		}
-
 		private readonly List<Button> _colorButtons = new List<Button>();
 		private readonly List<Button> _recentColorButtons = new List<Button>();
 		private readonly ToolTip _toolTip = new ToolTip();