diff --git a/lib/bootstrap.sh b/lib/bootstrap.sh
index 9dd0c76..e2fe3cd 100755
--- a/lib/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/lib/bootstrap.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ emerge -kvnuUDj --rebuilt-binaries=y --root=/mnt/gentoo sys-apps/baselayout
 # At some point, we may end up with an Aimee OS profile for Portage.
 # If/when that happens, we can override @system to remove the stuff we
 # don't want, like virtual/service-manager and virtual/openssh.
-xargs emerge -kvnuUDj --rebuilt-binaries=y --root=/mnt/gentoo --color=y <<EOF
+xargs emerge -kvnuUDj --rebuilt-binaries=y --root=/mnt/gentoo <<EOF
 app-arch/gzip
 dev-build/make
 net-misc/wget
diff --git a/lib/crossdev.sh b/lib/crossdev.sh
index eefa441..1c73a6a 100755
--- a/lib/crossdev.sh
+++ b/lib/crossdev.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ masters = gentoo
 auto-sync = no
 EOF
 
-emerge -kvnuUDj --rebuilt-binaries=y --color=y sys-devel/crossdev
+emerge -kvnuUDj --rebuilt-binaries=y sys-devel/crossdev
 
 crossdev --stable -t "$1"
 
diff --git a/lib/tools.sh b/lib/tools.sh
index eba0844..ac4d8fa 100755
--- a/lib/tools.sh
+++ b/lib/tools.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-xargs -r emerge -vnuUj --rebuilt-binaries=y --color=y <<EOF
+xargs -r emerge -vnuUj --rebuilt-binaries=y <<EOF
 sys-apps/shadow
 EOF
 
-xargs -r emerge -vnuUj --rebuilt-binaries=y --color=y <<EOF
+xargs -r emerge -vnuUj --rebuilt-binaries=y <<EOF
 app-emulation/qemu
 sec-policy/selinux-base
 sys-apps/policycoreutils