diff --git a/news/printx_color.rst b/news/printx_color.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 9de621e52..000000000
--- a/news/printx_color.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-**Added:**
-
-* builtins: Added color to printx e.g. ``printx('Good', color='GREEN')``.
-
-**Changed:**
-
-* <news item>
-
-**Deprecated:**
-
-* <news item>
-
-**Removed:**
-
-* <news item>
-
-**Fixed:**
-
-* <news item>
-
-**Security:**
-
-* <news item>
diff --git a/xonsh/tools.py b/xonsh/tools.py
index 924fcbd8d..ebb7b7c62 100644
--- a/xonsh/tools.py
+++ b/xonsh/tools.py
@@ -2018,14 +2018,11 @@ def format_color(string, **kwargs):
         return ansi_partial_color_format(string, style=style)
 
 
-def print_color(string, color=None, **kwargs):
+def print_color(string, **kwargs):
     """Prints a string that may contain colors. This dispatched to the shell
     method of the same name. Colors will be formatted if they have not already
     been.
     """
-    if color:
-        string = f'{{{color}}}{string}{{RESET}}'
-
     if hasattr(xsh.shell, "shell"):
         xsh.shell.shell.print_color(string, **kwargs)
     else: