diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1f7afa91..42830af5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 ## Overview
 
-Syrupy is a [pytest](https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/) snapshot plugin. It enables developers to write tests which assert immutability of computed results.
+Syrupy is a zero-dependency [pytest](https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/) snapshot plugin. It enables developers to write tests which assert immutability of computed results.
 
 ## Motivation
 
diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
index 35435210..f8b1844b 100644
--- a/mypy.ini
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 [mypy]
-mypy_path=stubs
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 349f4608..868779a9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ syrupy = 'syrupy'
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = '>=3.8.1,<4'
-colored = '>=1.3.92,<2.0.0'
 pytest = '>=7.0.0,<8.0.0'
 
 [tool.poetry.group.test.dependencies]
diff --git a/src/syrupy/terminal.py b/src/syrupy/terminal.py
index 4a982507..4ec42493 100644
--- a/src/syrupy/terminal.py
+++ b/src/syrupy/terminal.py
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-from typing import (
-    Any,
-    Union,
-)
-
-import colored
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Union
 
 from .constants import DISABLE_COLOR_ENV_VARS
 from .utils import get_env_value
@@ -13,40 +9,52 @@ def _is_color_disabled() -> bool:
     return any(map(get_env_value, DISABLE_COLOR_ENV_VARS))
 
 
-def _attr(color: Any) -> str:
+@dataclass
+class TerminalCodes:
+    ESC: str = "\x1b["
+    END: str = "m"
+    FOREGROUND_256: str = f"{ESC}38;5;"
+    BACKGROUND_256: str = f"{ESC}48;5;"
+
+    STYLES = {
+        "bold": "1",
+        "dim": "2",
+        "italic": "3",
+        "underline": "4",
+        "reset": "0",
+    }
+
+    COLORS = {
+        "black": "0",
+        "red": "1",
+        "green": "2",
+        "yellow": "3",
+    }
+
+
+def _attr(style: str) -> str:
     if _is_color_disabled():
         return ""
-    try:
-        return colored.attr(color)
-    except AttributeError:
-        # colored >=1.5.0, see: https://github.com/tophat/syrupy/issues/758
-        return colored.style(color)  # type: ignore
+    return f"{TerminalCodes.ESC}{TerminalCodes.STYLES[style]}{TerminalCodes.END}"
 
 
-def _fg(color: Any) -> str:
+def _fg(color: Union[int, str]) -> str:
     if _is_color_disabled():
         return ""
-    try:
-        return colored.fg(color)
-    except AttributeError:
-        # colored >=1.5.0, see: https://github.com/tophat/syrupy/issues/758
-        return colored.fore(color)  # type: ignore
+    color_code = TerminalCodes.COLORS[color] if isinstance(color, (str,)) else color
+    return f"{TerminalCodes.FOREGROUND_256}{str(color_code)}{TerminalCodes.END}"
 
 
-def _bg(color: Any) -> str:
+def _bg(color: int) -> str:
     if _is_color_disabled():
         return ""
-    try:
-        return colored.bg(color)
-    except AttributeError:
-        # colored >=1.5.0, see: https://github.com/tophat/syrupy/issues/758
-        return colored.back(color)  # type: ignore
+    return f"{TerminalCodes.BACKGROUND_256}{str(color)}{TerminalCodes.END}"
 
 
-def _stylize(text: Union[str, int], *args: Any) -> str:
+def _stylize(text: Union[str, int], formatting: str) -> str:
     if _is_color_disabled():
         return str(text)
-    return colored.stylize(text, *args)
+    return f"{formatting}{text}{_attr('reset')}"
 
 
 def reset(text: Union[str, int]) -> str:
diff --git a/stubs/__init__.py b/stubs/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/stubs/colored.pyi b/stubs/colored.pyi
deleted file mode 100644
index 61e76b42..00000000
--- a/stubs/colored.pyi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-from typing import Union
-
-def attr(color: Union[str, int]) -> str: ...
-def bg(color: Union[str, int]) -> str: ...
-def fg(color: Union[str, int]) -> str: ...
-def stylize(text: Union[str, int], style: str, reset: bool = True) -> str: ...
diff --git a/tests/syrupy/test_terminal.py b/tests/syrupy/test_terminal.py
deleted file mode 100644
index cf9df9fb..00000000
--- a/tests/syrupy/test_terminal.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-from unittest.mock import (
-    NonCallableMock,
-    patch,
-)
-
-import pytest
-
-from syrupy.constants import DISABLE_COLOR_ENV_VAR
-from syrupy.terminal import (
-    bold,
-    context_style,
-    error_style,
-    green,
-    received_diff_style,
-    received_style,
-    red,
-    reset,
-    snapshot_diff_style,
-    snapshot_style,
-    success_style,
-    warning_style,
-    yellow,
-)
-
-
-def test_colors_off_does_not_call_colored():
-    """
-    Test that disabling colors prevents instantiating colored object.
-    Enables workarounds for when instantiating the colored object causes crashes,
-    see issue #633
-    """
-
-    with patch(
-        "syrupy.terminal.colored.colored.__init__", new_callable=NonCallableMock
-    ):
-        with patch.dict("os.environ", {DISABLE_COLOR_ENV_VAR: "true"}):
-            for method in (
-                reset,
-                red,
-                yellow,
-                green,
-                bold,
-                error_style,
-                warning_style,
-                success_style,
-                snapshot_style,
-                snapshot_diff_style,
-                received_style,
-                received_diff_style,
-                context_style,
-            ):
-                _ = method("foo")
-
-        # Prevent test from accidentally passing by patching wrong object
-        with pytest.raises(TypeError) as excinfo:
-            _ = red("foo")
-
-        assert "NonCallableMock" in str(excinfo.value)