diff --git a/lisp/org-colview.el b/lisp/org-colview.el
index a98deecca..f3b8e4291 100644
--- a/lisp/org-colview.el
+++ b/lisp/org-colview.el
@@ -169,8 +169,10 @@ This is the compiled version of the format.")
 			    (get-text-property (point-at-bol) 'face))
 		       'default))
 	 (color (list :foreground (face-attribute ref-face :foreground)))
-	 (face (list color 'org-column ref-face))
-	 (face1 (list color 'org-agenda-column-dateline ref-face))
+	 (font (list :height (face-attribute 'default :height)
+		     :family (face-attribute 'default :family)))
+	 (face (list color font 'org-column ref-face))
+	 (face1 (list color font 'org-agenda-column-dateline ref-face))
 	 (cphr (get-text-property (point-at-bol) 'org-complex-heading-regexp))
 	 pom property ass width f string ov column val modval s2 title calc)
     ;; Check if the entry is in another buffer.
diff --git a/lisp/org-faces.el b/lisp/org-faces.el
index 54729649d..e96865732 100644
--- a/lisp/org-faces.el
+++ b/lisp/org-faces.el
@@ -217,12 +217,6 @@ column view defines special faces for each outline level.  See the file
   "Face for column display of entry properties."
   :group 'org-faces)
 
-(when (fboundp 'set-face-attribute)
-  ;; Make sure that a fixed-width face is used when we have a column table.
-  (set-face-attribute 'org-column nil
-		      :height (face-attribute 'default :height)
-		      :family (face-attribute 'default :family)))
-
 (defface org-agenda-column-dateline
   (org-compatible-face 'org-column
     '((t nil)))