diff --git a/clint/textui/colored.py b/clint/textui/colored.py
index 1091f0d..291b19a 100644
--- a/clint/textui/colored.py
+++ b/clint/textui/colored.py
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ class ColoredString(object):
     @property
     def color_str(self):
         if sys.stdout.isatty() and not DISABLE_COLOR:
-            colorama.init(autoreset=True)
             return '%s%s%s' % (
                 getattr(colorama.Fore, self.color), self.s, colorama.Fore.RESET)
         else: