diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 15d841103..d5a63f9df 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "ethcore"
 version = "1.8.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "ansi_term 0.9.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "bit-set 0.4.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "bloomable 0.1.0",
  "bloomchain 0.1.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -2013,6 +2014,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "parity-rpc"
 version = "1.8.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "ansi_term 0.9.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "cid 0.2.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "clippy 0.0.103 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "ethash 1.8.0",
diff --git a/ethcore/Cargo.toml b/ethcore/Cargo.toml
index 6ee332c99..4741c37ee 100644
--- a/ethcore/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ethcore/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ build = "build.rs"
 "ethcore-ipc-codegen" = { path = "../ipc/codegen" }
 
 [dependencies]
+ansi_term = "0.9"
 bit-set = "0.4"
 bloomchain = "0.1"
 bn = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/bn" }
diff --git a/ethcore/src/blockchain/blockchain.rs b/ethcore/src/blockchain/blockchain.rs
index 022c93b8f..ac51a789e 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/blockchain/blockchain.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/blockchain/blockchain.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ use db::{self, Writable, Readable, CacheUpdatePolicy};
 use cache_manager::CacheManager;
 use encoded;
 use engines::epoch::{Transition as EpochTransition, PendingTransition as PendingEpochTransition};
+use ansi_term::Colour;
 
 const LOG_BLOOMS_LEVELS: usize = 3;
 const LOG_BLOOMS_ELEMENTS_PER_INDEX: usize = 16;
diff --git a/ethcore/src/lib.rs b/ethcore/src/lib.rs
index daab42acf..6732e63c6 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/lib.rs
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ extern crate rand;
 extern crate rlp;
 extern crate hash;
 extern crate heapsize;
+extern crate ansi_term;
 
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate rlp_derive;
diff --git a/ethcore/src/miner/miner.rs b/ethcore/src/miner/miner.rs
index 2fa4a76e2..1fa4508bf 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/miner/miner.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/miner/miner.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ use miner::service_transaction_checker::ServiceTransactionChecker;
 use price_info::{Client as PriceInfoClient, PriceInfo};
 use price_info::fetch::Client as FetchClient;
 use header::{Header, BlockNumber};
+use ansi_term::Colour;
 
 /// Different possible definitions for pending transaction set.
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
diff --git a/ethcore/src/service.rs b/ethcore/src/service.rs
index 5e65a4de8..1be5c9a19 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/service.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/service.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ use miner::Miner;
 use snapshot::ManifestData;
 use snapshot::service::{Service as SnapshotService, ServiceParams as SnapServiceParams};
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
+use ansi_term::Colour;
 
 #[cfg(feature="ipc")]
 use nanoipc;
diff --git a/parity/configuration.rs b/parity/configuration.rs
index 11360c41b..c27872905 100644
--- a/parity/configuration.rs
+++ b/parity/configuration.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ use cli::{Args, ArgsError};
 use hash::keccak;
 use util::{H256, U256, Bytes, version_data, Address};
 use util::journaldb::Algorithm;
-use util::Colour;
+use ansi_term::Colour;
 use ethsync::{NetworkConfiguration, is_valid_node_url};
 use ethcore::ethstore::ethkey::{Secret, Public};
 use ethcore::client::{VMType};
diff --git a/parity/informant.rs b/parity/informant.rs
index 1935ec9b6..4e2987892 100644
--- a/parity/informant.rs
+++ b/parity/informant.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 extern crate ansi_term;
 use self::ansi_term::Colour::{White, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue};
-use self::ansi_term::Style;
+use self::ansi_term::{Colour, Style};
 
 use std::sync::{Arc};
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, AtomicBool, Ordering as AtomicOrdering};
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ use light::client::LightChainClient;
 use number_prefix::{binary_prefix, Standalone, Prefixed};
 use parity_rpc::{is_major_importing};
 use parity_rpc::informant::RpcStats;
-use util::{RwLock, Mutex, H256, Colour, Bytes};
+use util::{RwLock, Mutex, H256, Bytes};
 
 /// Format byte counts to standard denominations.
 pub fn format_bytes(b: usize) -> String {
diff --git a/parity/run.rs b/parity/run.rs
index a81d61ba0..093a019f3 100644
--- a/parity/run.rs
+++ b/parity/run.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ use node_health;
 use parity_reactor::EventLoop;
 use parity_rpc::{NetworkSettings, informant, is_major_importing};
 use updater::{UpdatePolicy, Updater};
-use util::{Colour, version, Mutex, Condvar};
+use util::{version, Mutex, Condvar};
+use ansi_term::Colour;
 use node_filter::NodeFilter;
 
 use params::{
diff --git a/rpc/Cargo.toml b/rpc/Cargo.toml
index 382878683..a0bbe95ca 100644
--- a/rpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 [lib]
 
 [dependencies]
+ansi_term = "0.9"
 cid = "0.2"
 futures = "0.1"
 futures-cpupool = "0.1"
diff --git a/rpc/src/lib.rs b/rpc/src/lib.rs
index 7db99ba2c..22f623bf6 100644
--- a/rpc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rpc/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #![cfg_attr(feature="dev", feature(plugin))]
 #![cfg_attr(feature="dev", plugin(clippy))]
 
+extern crate ansi_term;
 extern crate cid;
 extern crate crypto as rust_crypto;
 extern crate futures;
diff --git a/rpc/src/v1/types/confirmations.rs b/rpc/src/v1/types/confirmations.rs
index bbc8b350e..39bf8d0a1 100644
--- a/rpc/src/v1/types/confirmations.rs
+++ b/rpc/src/v1/types/confirmations.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 use std::fmt;
 use serde::{Serialize, Serializer};
-use util::Colour;
+use ansi_term::Colour;
 use util::bytes::ToPretty;
 
 use v1::types::{U256, TransactionRequest, RichRawTransaction, H160, H256, H520, Bytes, TransactionCondition, Origin};
diff --git a/rpc/src/v1/types/transaction_request.rs b/rpc/src/v1/types/transaction_request.rs
index cb74e071b..7f1c16287 100644
--- a/rpc/src/v1/types/transaction_request.rs
+++ b/rpc/src/v1/types/transaction_request.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 use v1::types::{Bytes, H160, U256, TransactionCondition};
 use v1::helpers;
-use util::Colour;
+use ansi_term::Colour;
 
 use std::fmt;
 
diff --git a/util/src/lib.rs b/util/src/lib.rs
index 0f16609c7..790a1c3f9 100644
--- a/util/src/lib.rs
+++ b/util/src/lib.rs
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ pub use vector::*;
 pub use bigint::prelude::*;
 pub use bigint::hash;
 
-pub use ansi_term::{Colour, Style};
 pub use parking_lot::{Condvar, Mutex, MutexGuard, RwLock, RwLockReadGuard, RwLockWriteGuard};
 
 /// 160-bit integer representing account address