diff --git a/cmd/gh/main.go b/cmd/gh/main.go
index eb0ad0672..f231d7d2c 100644
--- a/cmd/gh/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gh/main.go
@@ -80,9 +80,6 @@ func mainRun() exitCode {
 		surveyCore.TemplateFuncsWithColor["color"] = func(style string) string {
 			switch style {
 			case "white":
-				if cmdFactory.IOStreams.ColorSupport256() {
-					return fmt.Sprintf("\x1b[%d;5;%dm", 38, 242)
-				}
 				return ansi.ColorCode("default")
 			default:
 				return ansi.ColorCode(style)