diff --git a/x-pack/gulpfile.js b/x-pack/gulpfile.js
index fcb1b8ece3a3..edf8d3c59c3b 100644
--- a/x-pack/gulpfile.js
+++ b/x-pack/gulpfile.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ const gulp = require('gulp');
 const mocha = require('gulp-mocha');
 const multiProcess = require('gulp-multi-process');
 const fancyLog = require('fancy-log');
-const ansiColors = require('ansi-colors');
 const pkg = require('./package.json');
 
 const buildDir = path.resolve(__dirname, 'build');
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ const coverageDir = path.resolve(__dirname, 'coverage');
 const gulpHelpers = {
   buildDir,
   buildTarget,
-  colors: ansiColors,
   coverageDir,
   log: fancyLog,
   mocha,
diff --git a/x-pack/package.json b/x-pack/package.json
index a98be879b6c5..f9b2f1c8f493 100644
--- a/x-pack/package.json
+++ b/x-pack/package.json
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@
     "@types/tinycolor2": "^1.4.1",
     "@types/uuid": "^3.4.4",
     "abab": "^1.0.4",
-    "ansi-colors": "^3.0.5",
     "ansicolors": "0.3.2",
     "axios": "^0.19.0",
     "babel-jest": "^24.9.0",
diff --git a/x-pack/tasks/report.js b/x-pack/tasks/report.js
index 462290e7b7b7..a7e1a2e31de5 100644
--- a/x-pack/tasks/report.js
+++ b/x-pack/tasks/report.js
@@ -6,15 +6,16 @@
 
 import buildVersion from './helpers/build_version';
 import gitInfo from './helpers/git_info';
+import chalk from 'chalk';
 
-export default (gulp, { log, colors, pkg }) => {
+export default (gulp, { log, pkg }) => {
   gulp.task('report', () => {
     return gitInfo()
       .then(function (info) {
-        log('Package Name', colors.yellow(pkg.name));
-        log('Version', colors.yellow(buildVersion(pkg)));
-        log('Build Number', colors.yellow(info.number));
-        log('Build SHA', colors.yellow(info.sha));
+        log('Package Name', chalk.yellow(pkg.name));
+        log('Version', chalk.yellow(buildVersion(pkg)));
+        log('Build Number', chalk.yellow(info.number));
+        log('Build SHA', chalk.yellow(info.sha));
       });
   });
 };
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 09a4191c1498..cac62cab3327 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4811,11 +4811,6 @@ ansi-colors@^3.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ansi-colors/-/ansi-colors-3.2.1.tgz#9638047e4213f3428a11944a7d4b31cba0a3ff95"
   integrity sha512-Xt+zb6nqgvV9SWAVp0EG3lRsHcbq5DDgqjPPz6pwgtj6RKz65zGXMNa82oJfOSBA/to6GmRP7Dr+6o+kbApTzQ==
 
-ansi-colors@^3.0.5:
-  version "3.0.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ansi-colors/-/ansi-colors-3.0.5.tgz#cb9dc64993b64fd6945485f797fc3853137d9a7b"
-  integrity sha512-VVjWpkfaphxUBFarydrQ3n26zX5nIK7hcbT3/ielrvwDDyBBjuh2vuSw1P9zkPq0cfqvdw7lkYHnu+OLSfIBsg==
-
 ansi-cyan@^0.1.1:
   version "0.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ansi-cyan/-/ansi-cyan-0.1.1.tgz#538ae528af8982f28ae30d86f2f17456d2609873"