diff --git a/bin/compose b/bin/compose
index 1ec2c1b..c44db97 100755
--- a/bin/compose
+++ b/bin/compose
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 ## From kal-shlib
 ##
 
-ANSI_ESC=$'\e['
 
 hash_get() {
     if get_path sha256sum >/dev/null; then
@@ -73,22 +72,9 @@ ansi_color() {
         fi
     fi
 
-    if [ "$choice" != "no" ]; then
-
-        SET_COL_CHAR="${ANSI_ESC}${COL_CHAR}G"
-        SET_COL_STATUS="${ANSI_ESC}${COL_STATUS}G"
-        SET_COL_INFO="${ANSI_ESC}${COL_INFO}G"
-        SET_COL_ELT="${ANSI_ESC}${COL_ELT}G"
-
-        SET_BEGINCOL="${ANSI_ESC}0G"
+    ANSI_ESC=$'\e['
 
-        UP="${ANSI_ESC}1A"
-        DOWN="${ANSI_ESC}1B"
-        LEFT="${ANSI_ESC}1D"
-        RIGHT="${ANSI_ESC}1C"
-
-        SAVE="${ANSI_ESC}7"
-        RESTORE="${ANSI_ESC}8"
+    if [ "$choice" != "no" ]; then
 
         NORMAL="${ANSI_ESC}0m"
 
@@ -110,23 +96,8 @@ ansi_color() {
         DARKCYAN="${ANSI_ESC}0;36m"
         DARKWHITE="${ANSI_ESC}0;37m"
 
-        SUCCESS=$GREEN
-        WARNING=$YELLOW
-        FAILURE=$RED
-        NOOP=$BLUE
-        ON=$SUCCESS
-        OFF=$FAILURE
-        ERROR=$FAILURE
-
     else
 
-        SET_COL_CHAR=
-        SET_COL_STATUS=
-        SET_COL_INFO=
-        SET_COL_ELT=
-
-        SET_BEGINCOL=
-
         NORMAL=
         RED=
         GREEN=
@@ -142,24 +113,15 @@ ansi_color() {
         DARKBLUE=
         DARKPINK=
         DARKCYAN=
-
-        SUCCESS=
-        WARNING=
-        FAILURE=
-        NOOP=
-        ON=
-        OFF=
-        ERROR=
+        DARKWHITE=
 
     fi
 
     ansi_color="$choice"
 
-    export SET_COL_CHAR SET_COL_STATUS SET_COL_INFO SET_COL_ELT \
-           SET_BEGINCOL UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT SAVE RESTORE NORMAL \
-           GRAY RED GREEN YELLOW BLUE PINK CYAN WHITE DARKGRAY \
+    export NORMAL GRAY RED GREEN YELLOW BLUE PINK CYAN WHITE DARKGRAY \
            DARKRED DARKGREEN DARKYELLOW DARKBLUE DARKPINK DARKCYAN \
-           SUCCESS WARNING FAILURE NOOP ON OFF ERROR ansi_color
+           DARKWHITE SUCCESS WARNING FAILURE NOOP ON OFF ERROR ansi_color
 }