diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1864e06026..51c9238275 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
     "acorn": "^5.4.1",
     "acorn-dynamic-import": "^3.0.0",
     "agadoo": "^1.0.1",
-    "chalk": "^2.4.0",
     "codecov": "^3.0.0",
     "css-tree": "1.0.0-alpha22",
     "eslint": "^5.3.0",
diff --git a/test/helpers.js b/test/helpers.js
index bc787eb1e0..5f59063e55 100644
--- a/test/helpers.js
+++ b/test/helpers.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as assert from 'assert';
 import * as glob from 'tiny-glob/sync.js';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
-import * as chalk from 'chalk';
+import * as colors from 'kleur';
 
 // for coverage purposes, we need to test source files,
 // but for sanity purposes, we need to test dist files
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export function addLineNumbers(code) {
 			while (i.length < 3) i = ` ${i}`;
 
 			return (
-				chalk.grey(`  ${i}: `) +
+				colors.gray(`  ${i}: `) +
 				line.replace(/^\t+/, match => match.split('\t').join('    '))
 			);
 		})
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export function showOutput(cwd, options = {}, compile = svelte.compile) {
 		);
 
 		console.log( // eslint-disable-line no-console
-			`\n>> ${chalk.cyan.bold(file)}\n${addLineNumbers(js.code)}\n<< ${chalk.cyan.bold(file)}`
+			`\n>> ${colors.cyan.bold(file)}\n${addLineNumbers(js.code)}\n<< ${colors.cyan.bold(file)}`
 		);
 	});
 }