diff --git a/tty.go b/tty.go
index 10d69d0..c72370f 100644
--- a/tty.go
+++ b/tty.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ func (p *Program) initTerminal() error {
 	}
 
 	if p.outputIsTTY {
-		enableAnsiColors(p.output)
 		hideCursor(p.output)
 	}
 
diff --git a/tty_unix.go b/tty_unix.go
index d34c44d..12f88ac 100644
--- a/tty_unix.go
+++ b/tty_unix.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 package tea
 
 import (
-	"io"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/console"
@@ -40,7 +39,3 @@ func openInputTTY() (*os.File, error) {
 	}
 	return f, nil
 }
-
-// enableAnsiColors is only needed for Windows, so for other systems this is
-// a no-op.
-func enableAnsiColors(_ io.Writer) {}
diff --git a/tty_windows.go b/tty_windows.go
index c9d43cf..7f1ce23 100644
--- a/tty_windows.go
+++ b/tty_windows.go
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ func (p *Program) initInput() error {
 	c := console.Current()
 	p.console = c
 
+	enableAnsiColors(p.output)
+
 	return nil
 }