diff --git a/shell-color-scripts/colorscripts/crunchbang-mini b/shell-color-scripts/colorscripts/crunchbang-mini
index a6f23c8..3337cd1 100755
--- a/shell-color-scripts/colorscripts/crunchbang-mini
+++ b/shell-color-scripts/colorscripts/crunchbang-mini
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ initializeANSI()
 # note in this first use that switching colors doesn't require a reset
 # first - the new color overrides the old one.
 
-clear 
-
 initializeANSI
 
 cat << EOF
diff --git a/shell-color-scripts/colorscripts/elfman b/shell-color-scripts/colorscripts/elfman
index 1a14ce3..cd2ce3e 100755
--- a/shell-color-scripts/colorscripts/elfman
+++ b/shell-color-scripts/colorscripts/elfman
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ initializeANSI()
 # note in this first use that switching colors doesn't require a reset
 # first - the new color overrides the old one.
 
-clear 
-
 initializeANSI
 
 cat << EOF
diff --git a/shell-color-scripts/colorscripts/faces b/shell-color-scripts/colorscripts/faces
index a6247ed..a4a4600 100755
--- a/shell-color-scripts/colorscripts/faces
+++ b/shell-color-scripts/colorscripts/faces
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ initializeANSI()
 # note in this first use that switching colors doesn't require a reset
 # first - the new color overrides the old one.
 
-clear
 initializeANSI
 
 cat << EOF
diff --git a/shell-color-scripts/colorscripts/rails b/shell-color-scripts/colorscripts/rails
index f966959..8c96a3b 100755
--- a/shell-color-scripts/colorscripts/rails
+++ b/shell-color-scripts/colorscripts/rails
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ initializeANSI()
 # note in this first use that switching colors doesn't require a reset
 # first - the new color overrides the old one.
 
-clear
 initializeANSI
 
 cat << EOF
diff --git a/shell-color-scripts/colorscripts/thebat2 b/shell-color-scripts/colorscripts/thebat2
index dbee6f7..3bd87f3 100755
--- a/shell-color-scripts/colorscripts/thebat2
+++ b/shell-color-scripts/colorscripts/thebat2
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ initializeANSI()
 # note in this first use that switching colors doesn't require a reset
 # first - the new color overrides the old one.
 
-clear
 initializeANSI
 
 cat << EOF