diff --git a/win/curses/cursdial.c b/win/curses/cursdial.c
index 8f7c068bf..be75e68e6 100644
--- a/win/curses/cursdial.c
+++ b/win/curses/cursdial.c
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ menu_display_page(
     int count, curletter, entry_cols, start_col, num_lines;
     char *tmpstr;
     boolean first_accel = TRUE;
-    int color = NO_COLOR, attr = A_NORMAL;
+    int color = NO_COLOR, attr;
 
     /* letters assigned to entries on current page */
     if (selectors)
@@ -1280,14 +1280,12 @@ menu_display_page(
             start_col += 2;
         }
 #endif
-        if (color != NO_COLOR)
-            color = menu_item_ptr->color;
-
+	color = menu_item_ptr->color;
         if (color == NO_COLOR)
             color = NONE;
-        attr = menu_item_ptr->attr;
-        attr = curses_convert_attr(attr);
-        if (color != NONE || attr != A_NORMAL)
+	attr = menu_item_ptr->attr;
+	/* attr is already a curses attr (A_ not ATR_) */
+	if (color != NONE || attr != A_NORMAL)
             curses_menu_color_attr(win, color, attr, ON);
 
         num_lines = curses_num_lines(menu_item_ptr->str, entry_cols);
diff --git a/win/curses/cursinvt.c b/win/curses/cursinvt.c
index 83f831e16..3b0749d5c 100644
--- a/win/curses/cursinvt.c
+++ b/win/curses/cursinvt.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ curs_show_invt(WINDOW *win)
     for (lineno = pi.rowoffset; lineno < pi.inuseindx; ++lineno) {
         str = pi.array[lineno].invtxt;
         accelerator = pi.array[lineno].letter;
-        attr = curses_convert_attr(pi.array[lineno].c_attr);
+        attr = pi.array[lineno].c_attr; /* already converted when stored */
         color = pi.array[lineno].color;
         if (color == NO_COLOR)
             color = NONE;
diff --git a/win/curses/cursmisc.c b/win/curses/cursmisc.c
index 1f70385ab..18536d08c 100644
--- a/win/curses/cursmisc.c
+++ b/win/curses/cursmisc.c
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ curses_toggle_color_attr(WINDOW *win, int color, int attr, int onoff)
 {
     if (color == NO_COLOR)
         color = NONE;
-    if (attr == ATR_NONE)
-        attr = NONE;
+
 #ifdef TEXTCOLOR
     int curses_color;