diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index c0cbfee..8f00a2d 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@
       "email": "white@palantir.net"
     }
   ],
+  "minimum-stability": "beta",
   "require": {
     "phing/phing": "~2.9",
-    "drush/drush": "6.5 - 8.1"
+    "drush/drush": "^8.1.15 || ^9.0"
   },
   "autoload": {
     "psr-0": {
diff --git a/src/Drush/Task.php b/src/Drush/Task.php
index fe72572..7661b42 100644
--- a/src/Drush/Task.php
+++ b/src/Drush/Task.php
@@ -325,13 +325,6 @@ public function main() {
       $command[] = $this->alias;
     }
 
-    if (empty($this->color)) {
-      $option = new Option();
-      $option->setName('nocolor');
-      $this->options[] = $option;
-    }
-
-
     if (!empty($this->root)) {
       $option = new Option();
       $option->setName('root');