diff --git a/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c b/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c
index f918036cb9b7..64a38faa178f 100644
--- a/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c
+++ b/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c
@@ -3441,8 +3441,6 @@ print_header(list_cbdata_t *cb)
 	boolean_t first = B_TRUE;
 	boolean_t right_justify;
 
-	color_start(ANSI_BOLD);
-
 	for (; pl != NULL; pl = pl->pl_next) {
 		if (!first) {
 			(void) printf("  ");
@@ -3469,31 +3467,9 @@ print_header(list_cbdata_t *cb)
 			(void) printf("%-*s", (int)pl->pl_width, header);
 	}
 
-	color_end();
-
 	(void) printf("\n");
 }
 
-/*
- * Decides on the color that the avail value should be printed in.
- * > 80% used = yellow
- * > 90% used = red
- */
-static const char *
-zfs_list_avail_color(zfs_handle_t *zhp)
-{
-	uint64_t used = zfs_prop_get_int(zhp, ZFS_PROP_USED);
-	uint64_t avail = zfs_prop_get_int(zhp, ZFS_PROP_AVAILABLE);
-	int percentage = (int)((double)avail / MAX(avail + used, 1) * 100);
-
-	if (percentage > 20)
-		return (NULL);
-	else if (percentage > 10)
-		return (ANSI_YELLOW);
-	else
-		return (ANSI_RED);
-}
-
 /*
  * Given a dataset and a list of fields, print out all the properties according
  * to the described layout.
@@ -3556,9 +3532,6 @@ print_dataset(zfs_handle_t *zhp, list_cbdata_t *cb)
 			right_justify = B_FALSE;
 		}
 
-		if (pl->pl_prop == ZFS_PROP_AVAILABLE)
-			color_start(zfs_list_avail_color(zhp));
-
 		/*
 		 * If this is being called in scripted mode, or if this is the
 		 * last column and it is left-justified, don't include a width
@@ -3570,9 +3543,6 @@ print_dataset(zfs_handle_t *zhp, list_cbdata_t *cb)
 			(void) printf("%*s", (int)pl->pl_width, propstr);
 		else
 			(void) printf("%-*s", (int)pl->pl_width, propstr);
-
-		if (pl->pl_prop == ZFS_PROP_AVAILABLE)
-			color_end();
 	}
 
 	(void) putchar('\n');
diff --git a/man/man8/zfs.8 b/man/man8/zfs.8
index dd578cb74aac..d12377f9b4f2 100644
--- a/man/man8/zfs.8
+++ b/man/man8/zfs.8
@@ -740,8 +740,6 @@ command will be undone if the share is ever unshared (like via a reboot).
 .It Sy ZFS_COLOR
 Use ANSI color in
 .Nm zfs Cm diff
-and
-.Nm zfs Cm list
 output.
 .It Sy ZFS_MOUNT_HELPER
 Cause