diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 172a9e3..3294c45 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
     "prepare": "pnpm run build"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "colorette": "^2.0.10",
     "memfs": "^4.43.1",
     "mime-types": "^3.0.1",
     "on-finished": "^2.4.1",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 945e7d4..0ccdf81 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ importers:
 
   .:
     dependencies:
-      colorette:
-        specifier: ^2.0.10
-        version: 2.0.20
       memfs:
         specifier: ^4.43.1
         version: 4.56.11(tslib@2.8.1)
@@ -1622,9 +1619,6 @@ packages:
   color-name@1.1.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-72fSenhMw2HZMTVHeCA9KCmpEIbzWiQsjN+BHcBbS9vr1mtt+vJjPdksIBNUmKAW8TFUDPJK5SUU3QhE9NEXDw==}
 
-  colorette@2.0.20:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-IfEDxwoWIjkeXL1eXcDiow4UbKjhLdq6/EuSVR9GMN7KVH3r9gQ83e73hsz1Nd1T3ijd5xv1wcWRYO+D6kCI2w==}
-
   combined-stream@1.0.8:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-FQN4MRfuJeHf7cBbBMJFXhKSDq+2kAArBlmRBvcvFE5BB1HZKXtSFASDhdlz9zOYwxh8lDdnvmMOe/+5cdoEdg==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.8'}
@@ -5017,8 +5011,6 @@ snapshots:
 
   color-name@1.1.3: {}
 
-  colorette@2.0.20: {}
-
   combined-stream@1.0.8:
     dependencies:
       delayed-stream: 1.0.0
diff --git a/src/utils/setupHooks.js b/src/utils/setupHooks.js
index cfe7bf4..0643b66 100644
--- a/src/utils/setupHooks.js
+++ b/src/utils/setupHooks.js
@@ -31,22 +31,6 @@ function setupHooks(context) {
     context.stats = undefined;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @param {StatsOptions} statsOptions stats options
-   * @returns {StatsObjectOptions} object stats options
-   */
-  function normalizeStatsOptions(statsOptions) {
-    if (typeof statsOptions === "undefined") {
-      statsOptions = { preset: "normal" };
-    } else if (typeof statsOptions === "boolean") {
-      statsOptions = statsOptions ? { preset: "normal" } : { preset: "none" };
-    } else if (typeof statsOptions === "string") {
-      statsOptions = { preset: statsOptions };
-    }
-
-    return statsOptions;
-  }
-
   /**
    * @param {Stats | MultiStats} stats stats
    */
@@ -96,31 +80,6 @@ function setupHooks(context) {
           : /** @type {Compiler} */ (compiler).options.stats;
       }
 
-      if (isMultiCompilerMode) {
-        /** @type {MultiStatsOptions} */
-        (statsOptions).children =
-          /** @type {MultiStatsOptions} */
-          (statsOptions).children.map(
-            /**
-             * @param {StatsOptions} childStatsOptions child stats options
-             * @returns {StatsObjectOptions} object child stats options
-             */
-            (childStatsOptions) => {
-              childStatsOptions = normalizeStatsOptions(childStatsOptions);
-
-              return childStatsOptions;
-            },
-          );
-      } else {
-        statsOptions = normalizeStatsOptions(
-          /** @type {StatsOptions} */ (statsOptions),
-        );
-
-        if (typeof statsOptions.colors === "undefined") {
-          statsOptions.colors = require("colorette").isColorSupported;
-        }
-      }
-
       const printedStats = stats.toString(
         /** @type {StatsObjectOptions} */
         (statsOptions),