diff --git a/autoload/airline/themes/hybrid.vim b/autoload/airline/themes/hybrid.vim
index efa7662..b9bd20b 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/themes/hybrid.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/themes/hybrid.vim
@@ -8,11 +8,7 @@ function! airline#themes#hybrid#refresh()
     let s:N2 = airline#themes#get_highlight('CursorLine')
     let s:N3 = airline#themes#get_highlight('PMenu')
     let g:airline#themes#hybrid#palette.normal = airline#themes#generate_color_map(s:N1, s:N2, s:N3)
-
-    let modified_group = airline#themes#get_highlight2(['Text', 'fg'], ['SpellRare', 'bg'], 'bold')
-    let g:airline#themes#hybrid#palette.normal_modified = {
-                \ 'airline_c': airline#themes#get_highlight2(['Text', 'fg'], ['SpellRare', 'bg'], 'bold')
-                \ }
+    let g:airline#themes#hybrid#palette.normal_modified = {}
 
     let warning_group = airline#themes#get_highlight('SpellRare')
     let g:airline#themes#hybrid#palette.normal.airline_warning = warning_group
@@ -45,9 +41,7 @@ function! airline#themes#hybrid#refresh()
 
     let s:IA = airline#themes#get_highlight('StatusLineNC')
     let g:airline#themes#hybrid#palette.inactive = airline#themes#generate_color_map(s:IA, s:IA, s:IA)
-    let g:airline#themes#hybrid#palette.inactive_modified = {
-                \ 'airline_c': [ modified_group[0], '', modified_group[2], '', '' ]
-                \ }
+    let g:airline#themes#hybrid#palette.inactive_modified = g:airline#themes#hybrid#palette.normal_modified
 
     let g:airline#themes#hybrid#palette.accents = {
                 \ 'red': airline#themes#get_highlight('Constant'),