diff --git a/src/ColorVectorSpace.jl b/src/ColorVectorSpace.jl
index c42a1d4..99dd714 100644
--- a/src/ColorVectorSpace.jl
+++ b/src/ColorVectorSpace.jl
@@ -150,14 +150,6 @@ zero{C<:YCbCr}(::Type{C}) = C(0,0,0)
 zero{C<:HSV}(::Type{C}) = C(0,0,0)
 one(p::Colorant) = one(typeof(p))
 zero(p::Colorant) = zero(typeof(p))
-typemin{C<:AbstractRGB}(::Type{C}) = zero(C)
-typemax{C<:AbstractRGB}(::Type{C}) = one(C)
-typemin{C<:AbstractGray}(::Type{C}) = zero(C)
-typemax{C<:AbstractGray}(::Type{C}) = one(C)
-typemin{C<:TransparentGray}(::Type{C}) = zero(C)
-typemax{C<:TransparentGray}(::Type{C}) = one(C)
-typemin{C<:TransparentRGB}(::Type{C}) = zero(C)
-typemax{C<:TransparentRGB}(::Type{C}) = one(C)
 
 # Arrays
 (+){CV<:AbstractRGB}(A::AbstractArray{CV}, b::AbstractRGB) = (.+)(A, b)
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 6ca51d0..2823e31 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -87,11 +87,6 @@ facts("Colortypes") do
         a = Gray{U8}[0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0]
         @fact histrange(a,10)-->0.1:0.1:1   
 
-        @fact ColorVectorSpace.typemin(RGB)-->RGB(0,0,0)
-        @fact ColorVectorSpace.typemin(Gray)-->Gray(0)
-        @fact ColorVectorSpace.typemax(Gray)-->Gray(1)
-        @fact ColorVectorSpace.typemin(ARGB)-->ARGB(0,0,0,0)
-        @fact ColorVectorSpace.typemax(ARGB)-->ARGB(1,1,1,1)
     end
 
     context("Comparisons with Gray") do