diff --git a/mobject/mobject.py b/mobject/mobject.py
index bec10171..6129017e 100644
--- a/mobject/mobject.py
+++ b/mobject/mobject.py
@@ -399,11 +399,17 @@ class Mobject(object):
 
     ## Color functions
 
-    def highlight(self, color = YELLOW_C, family = True, condition = None):
+    def highlight(self, color = YELLOW_C, family = True):
         """
         Condition is function which takes in one arguments, (x, y, z).
+        Here it just recurses to submobjects, but in subclasses this 
+        should be further implemented based on the the inner workings
+        of color
         """
-        raise Exception("Not implemented")
+        if family:
+            for submob in self.submobjects:
+                submob.highlight(color, family = family)
+        return self
 
     def gradient_highlight(self, *colors):
         self.submobject_gradient_highlight(*colors)
diff --git a/mobject/point_cloud_mobject.py b/mobject/point_cloud_mobject.py
index 1bd855ca..78707575 100644
--- a/mobject/point_cloud_mobject.py
+++ b/mobject/point_cloud_mobject.py
@@ -30,15 +30,11 @@ class PMobject(Mobject):
         self.rgbas = np.append(self.rgbas, rgbas, axis = 0)
         return self
 
-    def highlight(self, color = YELLOW_C, family = True, condition = None):
+    def highlight(self, color = YELLOW_C, family = True):
         rgba = color_to_rgba(color)
         mobs = self.family_members_with_points() if family else [self]
         for mob in mobs:
-            if condition:
-                to_change = np.apply_along_axis(condition, 1, mob.points)
-                mob.rgbas[to_change, :] = rgba
-            else:
-                mob.rgbas[:,:] = rgba
+            mob.rgbas[:,:] = rgba
         return self
 
     def gradient_highlight(self, start_color, end_color):