diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index d3b9f3a92298..e2ab2ebd0cc1 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ addopts =
     -rEfX
     # Make tracebacks shorter
     --tb=native
-    # Color the output
-    --color=yes
     # capture only Python print and C++ py::print, but not C output (low-level Python errors)
     --capture=sys
     # don't suppress warnings, but don't shove them all to the end either