How can a mode be prevented from changing syntax coloring?

Question

The theme I'm using on emacs (zenburn) makes JDEE custom syntax coloring very hard to read. I'd like JDEE to obey the color theme I've already chosen.

Is there a simple way to prevent a mode from changing the syntax coloring?

Answer 1

Does the theme itself make use of font-lock?

If not, then just turn off font-lock-mode in the mode (JDEE mode or whatever). font-lock-mode is buffer-local.