diff --git a/src/gui/views/treemodels/familymodel.py b/src/gui/views/treemodels/familymodel.py
index 3c5f1f310..df62d927d 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/treemodels/familymodel.py
+++ b/src/gui/views/treemodels/familymodel.py
@@ -87,10 +87,15 @@ class FamilyModel(FlatBaseModel):
             self.column_marker_text, 
             self.column_marker_color, 
             ]
-        self.marker_color_column = 9
         FlatBaseModel.__init__(self, db, scol, order, tooltip_column=6, 
                            search=search, skip=skip, sort_map=sort_map)
 
+    def marker_column(self):
+        """
+        Return the column for marker colour.
+        """
+        return 9
+
     def on_get_n_columns(self):
         return len(self.fmap)+1
 
diff --git a/src/gui/views/treemodels/notemodel.py b/src/gui/views/treemodels/notemodel.py
index 648158157..e72b88d52 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/treemodels/notemodel.py
+++ b/src/gui/views/treemodels/notemodel.py
@@ -75,10 +75,15 @@ class NoteModel(FlatBaseModel):
             self.column_handle,
             self.column_marker_color
         ]
-        self.marker_color_column = 6
         FlatBaseModel.__init__(self, db, scol, order, search=search,
                            skip=skip, sort_map=sort_map)
 
+    def marker_column(self):
+        """
+        Return the column for marker colour.
+        """
+        return 6
+
     def on_get_n_columns(self):
         """Return the column number of the Note tab."""
         return len(self.fmap) + 1
diff --git a/src/gui/views/treemodels/peoplemodel.py b/src/gui/views/treemodels/peoplemodel.py
index 65a907a52..58bea4ce9 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/treemodels/peoplemodel.py
+++ b/src/gui/views/treemodels/peoplemodel.py
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ class PeopleBaseModel(object):
         self.lru_bdate = LRU(PeopleBaseModel._CACHE_SIZE)
         self.lru_ddate = LRU(PeopleBaseModel._CACHE_SIZE)
 
+    def marker_column(self):
+        """
+        Return the column for marker colour.
+        """
+        return 11
+
     def clear_local_cache(self, handle=None):
         """ Clear the LRU cache """
         if handle:
@@ -458,12 +464,6 @@ class PersonListModel(PeopleBaseModel, FlatBaseModel):
         """ Clear the LRU cache """
         PeopleBaseModel.clear_local_cache(self, handle)
 
-    def marker_column(self):
-        """
-        Return the column for marker colour.
-        """
-        return 11
-
 class PersonTreeModel(PeopleBaseModel, TreeBaseModel):
     """
     Hierarchical people model.
@@ -473,7 +473,6 @@ class PersonTreeModel(PeopleBaseModel, TreeBaseModel):
 
         PeopleBaseModel.__init__(self, db)
         TreeBaseModel.__init__(self, db, 12, search=search, skip=skip,
-                                marker_column=11,
                                 scol=scol, order=order, sort_map=sort_map)
 
     def _set_base_data(self):
diff --git a/src/gui/views/treemodels/treebasemodel.py b/src/gui/views/treemodels/treebasemodel.py
index ce823eb71..c077cb1e3 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/treemodels/treebasemodel.py
+++ b/src/gui/views/treemodels/treebasemodel.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2000-2007  Donald N. Allingham
 # Copyright (C) 2009       Gary Burton
-# Copyright (C) 2009       Nick Hall
+# Copyright (C) 2009-2010  Nick Hall
 # Copyright (C) 2009       Benny Malengier
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ class TreeBaseModel(gtk.GenericTreeModel):
     Creation:
     db      :   the database
     tooltip_column :  column number of tooltip
-    marker_column  :  column number of marker
     search         :  the search that must be shown
     skip           :  values not to show
     scol           :  column on which to sort
@@ -258,7 +257,7 @@ class TreeBaseModel(gtk.GenericTreeModel):
     # LRU cache size
     _CACHE_SIZE = 250
    
-    def __init__(self, db, tooltip_column, marker_column=None,
+    def __init__(self, db, tooltip_column,
                     search=None, skip=set(),
                     scol=0, order=gtk.SORT_ASCENDING, sort_map=None,
                     nrgroups = 1,
@@ -312,7 +311,6 @@ class TreeBaseModel(gtk.GenericTreeModel):
         self.custom_color = config.get('preferences.custom-marker-color')
 
         self._tooltip_column = tooltip_column
-        self._marker_column = marker_column
 
         self.__total = 0
         self.__displayed = 0
@@ -384,7 +382,7 @@ class TreeBaseModel(gtk.GenericTreeModel):
         """
         Return the marker color column.
         """
-        return self._marker_column
+        return None
 
     def clear_cache(self, handle=None):
         """
@@ -772,7 +770,7 @@ class TreeBaseModel(gtk.GenericTreeModel):
         node = self.nodemap.node(nodeid)
         if node.handle is None:
             # Header rows dont get the foreground color set
-            if col == self._marker_column:
+            if col == self.marker_column():
                 return None
 
             # Look for header fuction for column and call it