diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index b61386ead..b58ab441a 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define DEBUGFILE "debug.txt"
 #define DEFAULT_SERVER_PORT 30000
 
-#define ENV_MT_LOGCOLOR "MT_LOGCOLOR"
 #define ENV_NO_COLOR "NO_COLOR"
 #define ENV_CLICOLOR "CLICOLOR"
 #define ENV_CLICOLOR_FORCE "CLICOLOR_FORCE"
@@ -284,13 +283,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 static void get_env_opts(Settings &args)
 {
-#if !defined(_WIN32)
-	const char *mt_logcolor = std::getenv(ENV_MT_LOGCOLOR);
-	if (mt_logcolor) {
-		args.set("color", mt_logcolor);
-	}
-#endif
-
 	// CLICOLOR is a de-facto standard option for colors <https://bixense.com/clicolors/>
 	// CLICOLOR != 0: ANSI colors are supported (auto-detection, this is the default)
 	// CLICOLOR == 0: ANSI colors are NOT supported