diff --git a/build/build.js b/build/build.js
index 34c71a55..b14ca102 100644
--- a/build/build.js
+++ b/build/build.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ require('./check-versions')()
 const ora = require('ora')
 const rm = require('rimraf')
 const path = require('path')
-const chalk = require('chalk')
 const webpack = require('webpack')
 const config = require('../config')
 const webpackConfig = require('./webpack.prod.conf')
@@ -32,16 +31,14 @@ rm(path.join(config.build.assetsRoot, config.build.assetsSubDirectory), err => {
     )
 
     if (stats.hasErrors()) {
-      console.log(chalk.red(' Build failed with errors.\n'))
+      console.log(' Build failed with errors.\n')
       process.exit(1)
     }
 
-    console.log(chalk.cyan(' Build complete.\n'))
+    console.log(' Build complete.\n')
     console.log(
-      chalk.yellow(
         ' Tip: built files are meant to be served over an HTTP server.\n' +
           " Opening index.html over file:// won't work.\n"
-      )
     )
 
     if (process.env.npm_config_preview) {
@@ -58,9 +55,7 @@ rm(path.join(config.build.assetsRoot, config.build.assetsSubDirectory), err => {
       )
 
       app.listen(port, function() {
-        console.log(
-          chalk.green(`> Listening at  http://localhost:${port}${basePath}`)
-        )
+        console.log(`> Listening at  http://localhost:${port}${basePath}`)
       })
     }
   })
diff --git a/build/check-versions.js b/build/check-versions.js
index c5c29e90..56dbdccc 100644
--- a/build/check-versions.js
+++ b/build/check-versions.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 'use strict'
-const chalk = require('chalk')
 const semver = require('semver')
 const packageConfig = require('../package.json')
 const shell = require('shelljs')
@@ -34,23 +33,13 @@ module.exports = function() {
     const mod = versionRequirements[i]
 
     if (!semver.satisfies(mod.currentVersion, mod.versionRequirement)) {
-      warnings.push(
-        mod.name +
-          ': ' +
-          chalk.red(mod.currentVersion) +
-          ' should be ' +
-          chalk.green(mod.versionRequirement)
-      )
+      warnings.push(mod.name + ': ' + mod.currentVersion + ' should be ' + mod.versionRequirement)
     }
   }
 
   if (warnings.length) {
     console.log('')
-    console.log(
-      chalk.yellow(
-        'To use this template, you must update following to modules:'
-      )
-    )
+    console.log('To use this template, you must update following to modules:')
     console.log()
 
     for (let i = 0; i < warnings.length; i++) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 38c7686a..6327fcec 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
     "babel-loader": "8.2.5",
     "babel-plugin-dynamic-import-node-babel-7": "2.0.7",
     "babel-plugin-transform-es2015-modules-commonjs": "6.26.2",
-    "chalk": "2.4.2",
     "compression-webpack-plugin": "2.0.0",
     "connect": "3.7.0",
     "copy-webpack-plugin": "4.6.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a5cac674..0b8403c9 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2781,15 +2781,6 @@ caseless@~0.12.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/caseless/-/caseless-0.12.0.tgz#1b681c21ff84033c826543090689420d187151dc"
   integrity sha512-4tYFyifaFfGacoiObjJegolkwSU4xQNGbVgUiNYVUxbQ2x2lUsFvY4hVgVzGiIe6WLOPqycWXA40l+PWsxthUw==
 
-chalk@2.4.2, chalk@^2.0.0, chalk@^2.0.1, chalk@^2.1.0, chalk@^2.3.0, chalk@^2.3.1, chalk@^2.4.1, chalk@^2.4.2:
-  version "2.4.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chalk/-/chalk-2.4.2.tgz#cd42541677a54333cf541a49108c1432b44c9424"
-  integrity sha512-Mti+f9lpJNcwF4tWV8/OrTTtF1gZi+f8FqlyAdouralcFWFQWF2+NgCHShjkCb+IFBLq9buZwE1xckQU4peSuQ==
-  dependencies:
-    ansi-styles "^3.2.1"
-    escape-string-regexp "^1.0.5"
-    supports-color "^5.3.0"
-
 chalk@^1.0.0, chalk@^1.1.3:
   version "1.1.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chalk/-/chalk-1.1.3.tgz#a8115c55e4a702fe4d150abd3872822a7e09fc98"
@@ -2801,6 +2792,15 @@ chalk@^1.0.0, chalk@^1.1.3:
     strip-ansi "^3.0.0"
     supports-color "^2.0.0"
 
+chalk@^2.0.0, chalk@^2.0.1, chalk@^2.1.0, chalk@^2.3.0, chalk@^2.3.1, chalk@^2.4.1, chalk@^2.4.2:
+  version "2.4.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chalk/-/chalk-2.4.2.tgz#cd42541677a54333cf541a49108c1432b44c9424"
+  integrity sha512-Mti+f9lpJNcwF4tWV8/OrTTtF1gZi+f8FqlyAdouralcFWFQWF2+NgCHShjkCb+IFBLq9buZwE1xckQU4peSuQ==
+  dependencies:
+    ansi-styles "^3.2.1"
+    escape-string-regexp "^1.0.5"
+    supports-color "^5.3.0"
+
 chalk@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chalk/-/chalk-3.0.0.tgz#3f73c2bf526591f574cc492c51e2456349f844e4"