diff --git a/src/sail-codecs/pcx/helpers.c b/src/sail-codecs/pcx/helpers.c
index 85d3bfa0..ae15f4cc 100644
--- a/src/sail-codecs/pcx/helpers.c
+++ b/src/sail-codecs/pcx/helpers.c
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ sail_status_t pcx_private_read_header(struct sail_io *io, struct SailPcxHeader *
     return SAIL_OK;
 }
 
-sail_status_t pcx_private_sail_pixel_format(unsigned bits_per_plane, unsigned planes, enum SailPcxPaletteInfo palette_info, enum SailPixelFormat *result) {
+sail_status_t pcx_private_sail_pixel_format(unsigned bits_per_plane, unsigned planes, enum SailPixelFormat *result) {
 
     switch (planes) {
         case 1: {
             switch (bits_per_plane) {
                 case 1: *result = SAIL_PIXEL_FORMAT_BPP1_INDEXED; return SAIL_OK;
                 case 4: *result = SAIL_PIXEL_FORMAT_BPP4_INDEXED; return SAIL_OK;
-                case 8: *result = (palette_info == SAIL_PCX_PALETTE_COLOR) ? SAIL_PIXEL_FORMAT_BPP8_INDEXED : SAIL_PIXEL_FORMAT_BPP8_GRAYSCALE; return SAIL_OK;
+                case 8: *result = SAIL_PIXEL_FORMAT_BPP8_INDEXED; return SAIL_OK;
             }
             break;
         }
diff --git a/src/sail-codecs/pcx/helpers.h b/src/sail-codecs/pcx/helpers.h
index 4ab1e553..b79393c3 100644
--- a/src/sail-codecs/pcx/helpers.h
+++ b/src/sail-codecs/pcx/helpers.h
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@ enum SailPcxEncoding
     SAIL_PCX_RLE_ENCODING = 1,
 };
 
-enum SailPcxPaletteInfo
-{
-    SAIL_PCX_PALETTE_COLOR     = 1,
-    SAIL_PCX_PALETTE_GRAYSCALE = 2,
-};
-
 struct SailPcxHeader
 {
     uint8_t  id;
@@ -77,7 +71,7 @@ struct SailPcxHeader
 
 SAIL_HIDDEN sail_status_t pcx_private_read_header(struct sail_io *io, struct SailPcxHeader *header);
 
-SAIL_HIDDEN sail_status_t pcx_private_sail_pixel_format(unsigned bits_per_plane, unsigned planes, enum SailPcxPaletteInfo palette_info, enum SailPixelFormat *result);
+SAIL_HIDDEN sail_status_t pcx_private_sail_pixel_format(unsigned bits_per_plane, unsigned planes, enum SailPixelFormat *result);
 
 SAIL_HIDDEN sail_status_t pcx_private_build_palette(enum SailPixelFormat pixel_format, struct sail_io *io, uint8_t palette16[48], struct sail_palette **palette);
 
diff --git a/src/sail-codecs/pcx/pcx.c b/src/sail-codecs/pcx/pcx.c
index e0ac9b40..62207e10 100644
--- a/src/sail-codecs/pcx/pcx.c
+++ b/src/sail-codecs/pcx/pcx.c
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ SAIL_EXPORT sail_status_t sail_codec_load_seek_next_frame_v8_pcx(void *state, st
     SAIL_TRY(pcx_private_sail_pixel_format(
                 pcx_state->pcx_header.bits_per_plane,
                 pcx_state->pcx_header.planes,
-                pcx_state->pcx_header.palette_info,
                 &pixel_format));
 
     struct sail_image *image_local;