diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminal.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminal.contribution.ts
index b397a89972a06..9207b8083ba67 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminal.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminal.contribution.ts
@@ -42,86 +42,6 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 			'description': nls.localize('integratedTerminal.fontFamily', "The font family used by the terminal (CSS font-family format)."),
 			'type': 'string',
 			'default': 'Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, "Droid Sans Mono", "Courier New", monospace, "Droid Sans Fallback"'
-		},
-		'integratedTerminal.ansiColors.black': {
-			'description': nls.localize('integratedTerminal.ansiColors.black', "Black color for terminals that support ANSI escape sequences (format: #rrggbb)"),
-			'type': 'string',
-			'default': '#000000'
-		},
-		'integratedTerminal.ansiColors.red': {
-			'description': nls.localize('integratedTerminal.ansiColors.red', "Red color for terminals that support ANSI escape sequences (format: #rrggbb)"),
-			'type': 'string',
-			'default': '#cd3131'
-		},
-		'integratedTerminal.ansiColors.green': {
-			'description': nls.localize('integratedTerminal.ansiColors.green', "Green color for terminals that support ANSI escape sequences (format: #rrggbb)"),
-			'type': 'string',
-			'default': '#09885a'
-		},
-		'integratedTerminal.ansiColors.yellow': {
-			'description': nls.localize('integratedTerminal.ansiColors.yellow', "Yellow color for terminals that support ANSI escape sequences (format: #rrggbb)"),
-			'type': 'string',
-			'default': '#e5e510'
-		},
-		'integratedTerminal.ansiColors.blue': {
-			'description': nls.localize('integratedTerminal.ansiColors.blue', "Blue color for terminals that support ANSI escape sequences (format: #rrggbb)"),
-			'type': 'string',
-			'default': '#0451a5'
-		},
-		'integratedTerminal.ansiColors.magenta': {
-			'description': nls.localize('integratedTerminal.ansiColors.magenta', "Magenta color for terminals that support ANSI escape sequences (format: #rrggbb)"),
-			'type': 'string',
-			'default': '#bc05bc'
-		},
-		'integratedTerminal.ansiColors.cyan': {
-			'description': nls.localize('integratedTerminal.ansiColors.cyan', "Cyan color for terminals that support ANSI escape sequences (format: #rrggbb)"),
-			'type': 'string',
-			'default': '#0598bc'
-		},
-		'integratedTerminal.ansiColors.white': {
-			'description': nls.localize('integratedTerminal.ansiColors.white', "White color for terminals that support ANSI escape sequences (format: #rrggbb)"),
-			'type': 'string',
-			'default': '#e5e5e5'
-		},
-		'integratedTerminal.ansiColors.brightBlack': {
-			'description': nls.localize('integratedTerminal.ansiColors.brightBlack', "Bright black color for terminals that support ANSI escape sequences (format: #rrggbb)"),
-			'type': 'string',
-			'default': '#000000'
-		},
-		'integratedTerminal.ansiColors.brightRed': {
-			'description': nls.localize('integratedTerminal.ansiColors.brightRed', "Bright red color for terminals that support ANSI escape sequences (format: #rrggbb)"),
-			'type': 'string',
-			'default': '#cd3131'
-		},
-		'integratedTerminal.ansiColors.brightGreen': {
-			'description': nls.localize('integratedTerminal.ansiColors.brightGreen', "Bright green color for terminals that support ANSI escape sequences (format: #rrggbb)"),
-			'type': 'string',
-			'default': '#09885a'
-		},
-		'integratedTerminal.ansiColors.brightYellow': {
-			'description': nls.localize('integratedTerminal.ansiColors.brightYellow', "Bright yellow color for terminals that support ANSI escape sequences (format: #rrggbb)"),
-			'type': 'string',
-			'default': '#e5e510'
-		},
-		'integratedTerminal.ansiColors.brightBlue': {
-			'description': nls.localize('integratedTerminal.ansiColors.brightBlue', "Bright blue color for terminals that support ANSI escape sequences (format: #rrggbb)"),
-			'type': 'string',
-			'default': '#0451a5'
-		},
-		'integratedTerminal.ansiColors.brightMagenta': {
-			'description': nls.localize('integratedTerminal.ansiColors.brightMagenta', "Bright magenta color for terminals that support ANSI escape sequences (format: #rrggbb)"),
-			'type': 'string',
-			'default': '#bc05bc'
-		},
-		'integratedTerminal.ansiColors.brightCyan': {
-			'description': nls.localize('integratedTerminal.ansiColors.brightCyan', "Bright cyan color for terminals that support ANSI escape sequences (format: #rrggbb)"),
-			'type': 'string',
-			'default': '#0598bc'
-		},
-		'integratedTerminal.ansiColors.brightWhite': {
-			'description': nls.localize('integratedTerminal.ansiColors.brightWhite', "Bright white color for terminals that support ANSI escape sequences (format: #rrggbb)"),
-			'type': 'string',
-			'default': '#e5e5e5'
 		}
 	}
 });
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalPanel.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalPanel.ts
index 5d16932ba3a01..b67825c7ba81e 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalPanel.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/terminal/electron-browser/terminalPanel.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ export class TerminalPanel extends Panel {
 
 			let config = this.configurationService.getConfiguration<ITerminalConfiguration>();
 			this.terminalDomElement.style.fontFamily = config.integratedTerminal.fontFamily;
-			this.terminal.colors = this.getTerminalColors();
 			resolve(void 0);
 		});
 	}
@@ -168,29 +167,6 @@ export class TerminalPanel extends Panel {
 		return config.integratedTerminal.shell.linux;
 	}
 
-	private getTerminalColors(): string[] {
-		let config = this.configurationService.getConfiguration<ITerminalConfiguration>().integratedTerminal.ansiColors;
-		let colors = [
-			config.black,
-			config.red,
-			config.green,
-			config.yellow,
-			config.blue,
-			config.magenta,
-			config.cyan,
-			config.white,
-			config.brightBlack,
-			config.brightRed,
-			config.brightGreen,
-			config.brightYellow,
-			config.brightBlue,
-			config.brightMagenta,
-			config.brightCyan,
-			config.brightWhite
-		];
-		return colors;
-	}
-
 	public dispose(): void {
 		this.toDispose = lifecycle.dispose(this.toDispose);
 		this.terminal.destroy();