diff --git a/fastlib/branches/fastlib-stl/fastlib/base/cc.cc b/fastlib/branches/fastlib-stl/fastlib/base/cc.cc
index 2213f421c5..72fbc46676 100644
--- a/fastlib/branches/fastlib-stl/fastlib/base/cc.cc
+++ b/fastlib/branches/fastlib-stl/fastlib/base/cc.cc
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ namespace cc__private {
       PROFILE_ONLY(NOTIFY_STAR("Profiling information available with:\n"));
       PROFILE_ONLY(NOTIFY_STAR("  gprof $THIS > prof.out && less prof.out\n"));
       DEBUG_ONLY(NOTIFY_STAR(
-          ANSI_BLACK"Program compiled with debug checks."ANSI_CLEAR"\n"));
+          "Program compiled with debug checks.\n"));
     }
     ~InformDebug() {
       PROFILE_ONLY(NOTIFY_STAR("Profiling information available with:\n"));
       PROFILE_ONLY(NOTIFY_STAR("  gprof $THIS > prof.out && less prof.out\n"));
       DEBUG_ONLY(NOTIFY_STAR(
-          ANSI_BLACK"Program compiled with debug checks."ANSI_CLEAR"\n"));
+          "Program compiled with debug checks.\n"));
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/fastlib/branches/fastlib-stl/fastlib/base/common.c b/fastlib/branches/fastlib-stl/fastlib/base/common.c
index d2c15bdd40..18cb467e61 100644
--- a/fastlib/branches/fastlib-stl/fastlib/base/common.c
+++ b/fastlib/branches/fastlib-stl/fastlib/base/common.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void fl_pause(void)
   if (isatty(0)) {
     char c;
 
-    fprintf(stderr, ANSI_HBLACK"Press Return to continue..."ANSI_CLEAR);
+    fprintf(stderr, "Press Return to continue...");
     fflush(stderr);
 
     while ((c = getchar()) != EOF && c != '\n');