diff --git a/scripts/npm.bat b/scripts/npm.bat
index 9c3e6fbf6b4a..eadf803490ad 100644
--- a/scripts/npm.bat
+++ b/scripts/npm.bat
@@ -13,6 +13,5 @@ for /F "tokens=* USEBACKQ" %%V IN (`npm --version`) do (
 	set CURRENTNPMVERSION=%%V
 )
 if not %CURRENTNPMVERSION%==%SUPPORTEDNPMVERSION% (
-	color 0e
 	echo NPM version %CURRENTNPMVERSION% is not supported with this project. We strongly recommend to use version %SUPPORTEDNPMVERSION%
 )
diff --git a/scripts/npm.sh b/scripts/npm.sh
index f9ad5552d566..24a9caf1f94f 100755
--- a/scripts/npm.sh
+++ b/scripts/npm.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ else
 	ROOT=$(dirname "$(dirname "$(readlink -f $0)")")
 
 	# if [ -z $npm_config_arch ]; then
-	# 	npm_config_arch=$(npm -p process.arch)
+	# 	npm_config_arch=$(node -p process.arch)
 	# 	echo "Warning: remember to set \$npm_config_arch to either x64 or ia32 to build the binaries for the right architecture. Picking '$npm_config_arch'."
 	# fi
 fi
@@ -31,6 +31,5 @@ npm $*
 
 CURRENTNPMVERSION=`npm --version`
 if [[ "$CURRENTNPMVERSION" != "$SUPPORTEDNPMVERSION" ]]; then
-	YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
-	echo -e "${YELLOW}NPM version ${CURRENTNPMVERSION} is not supported with this project. We strongly recommend to use version ${SUPPORTEDNPMVERSION}"
+	echo "NPM version ${CURRENTNPMVERSION} is not supported with this project. We strongly recommend to use version ${SUPPORTEDNPMVERSION}"
 fi