diff --git a/Terminal.Gui/Views/Menu.cs b/Terminal.Gui/Views/Menu.cs
index 42ad3b8398..42757a94eb 100644
--- a/Terminal.Gui/Views/Menu.cs
+++ b/Terminal.Gui/Views/Menu.cs
@@ -1046,14 +1046,10 @@ public override void Redraw (Rect bounds)
 				Attribute hotColor, normalColor;
 				if (i == selected && IsMenuOpen) {
 					hotColor = i == selected ? ColorScheme.HotFocus : ColorScheme.HotNormal;
-					normalColor = i == selected ? ColorScheme.Focus :
-						GetNormalColor ();
-				} else if (openedByAltKey) {
+					normalColor = i == selected ? ColorScheme.Focus : GetNormalColor ();
+				} else { 
 					hotColor = ColorScheme.HotNormal;
 					normalColor = GetNormalColor ();
-				} else {
-					hotColor = GetNormalColor ();
-					normalColor = GetNormalColor ();
 				}
 				DrawHotString (menu.Help.IsEmpty ? $" {menu.Title}  " : $" {menu.Title}  {menu.Help}  ", hotColor, normalColor);
 				pos += 1 + menu.TitleLength + (menu.Help.ConsoleWidth > 0 ? menu.Help.ConsoleWidth + 2 : 0) + 2;