diff --git a/com.google.eclipse.elt.emulator/src/com/google/eclipse/elt/emulator/core/IVT100EmulatorBackend.java b/com.google.eclipse.elt.emulator/src/com/google/eclipse/elt/emulator/core/IVT100EmulatorBackend.java
index 8519a39..3fa1525 100644
--- a/com.google.eclipse.elt.emulator/src/com/google/eclipse/elt/emulator/core/IVT100EmulatorBackend.java
+++ b/com.google.eclipse.elt.emulator/src/com/google/eclipse/elt/emulator/core/IVT100EmulatorBackend.java
@@ -92,10 +92,6 @@
    */
   void deleteLines(int lineCount);
 
-  Style getDefaultStyle();
-
-  void setDefaultStyle(Style defaultStyle);
-
   Style getStyle();
 
   /**
diff --git a/com.google.eclipse.elt.emulator/src/com/google/eclipse/elt/emulator/core/VT100BackendTraceDecorator.java b/com.google.eclipse.elt.emulator/src/com/google/eclipse/elt/emulator/core/VT100BackendTraceDecorator.java
index 3e1d689..1c4a2a8 100644
--- a/com.google.eclipse.elt.emulator/src/com/google/eclipse/elt/emulator/core/VT100BackendTraceDecorator.java
+++ b/com.google.eclipse.elt.emulator/src/com/google/eclipse/elt/emulator/core/VT100BackendTraceDecorator.java
@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@
     return backend.getCursorLine();
   }
 
-  @Override public Style getDefaultStyle() {
-    return backend.getDefaultStyle();
-  }
-
   @Override public int getLines() {
     return backend.getLines();
   }
@@ -127,11 +123,6 @@
     backend.setCursorLine(targetLine);
   }
 
-  @Override public void setDefaultStyle(Style defaultStyle) {
-    out.println("setDefaultStyle(" + defaultStyle + ")");
-    backend.setDefaultStyle(defaultStyle);
-  }
-
   @Override public void setDimensions(int lines, int cols) {
     out.println("setDimensions(" + lines + "," + cols + ")");
     backend.setDimensions(lines, cols);
diff --git a/com.google.eclipse.elt.emulator/src/com/google/eclipse/elt/emulator/core/VT100Emulator.java b/com.google.eclipse.elt.emulator/src/com/google/eclipse/elt/emulator/core/VT100Emulator.java
index f6625f8..32f0285 100644
--- a/com.google.eclipse.elt.emulator/src/com/google/eclipse/elt/emulator/core/VT100Emulator.java
+++ b/com.google.eclipse.elt.emulator/src/com/google/eclipse/elt/emulator/core/VT100Emulator.java
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@
   private void resetTerminal() {
     text.eraseAll();
     text.setCursor(0, 0);
-    text.setStyle(text.getDefaultStyle());
+    text.setStyle(null);
   }
 
   // This method is called when we have parsed an OS Command escape sequence. The only one we support is
@@ -491,6 +491,9 @@
       parameters[0].append('0');
     }
     Style style = text.getStyle();
+    if (style == null) {
+      style = defaultStyle();
+    }
     // There are a non-zero number of ANSI parameters. Process each one in order.
     int parameterCount = parameters.length;
     int parameterIndex = 0;
@@ -499,7 +502,7 @@
       switch (parameter) {
       case 0:
         // Reset all graphics modes.
-        style = text.getDefaultStyle();
+        style = defaultStyle();
         break;
       case 1:
         style = style.setBold(true);
@@ -585,6 +588,10 @@
     text.setStyle(style);
   }
 
+  private Style defaultStyle() {
+    return Style.getStyle("black", "white");
+  }
+
   // Responds to an ANSI Device Status Report (DSR) command from the remote endpoint requesting the cursor position.
   // Requests for other kinds of status are ignored.
   private void processAnsiCommand_n() {
@@ -781,7 +788,7 @@
    */
   public void resetState() {
     ansiState = ANSISTATE_INITIAL;
-    text.setStyle(text.getDefaultStyle());
+    text.setStyle(null);
   }
 
   private char getNextChar() throws IOException {
diff --git a/com.google.eclipse.elt.emulator/src/com/google/eclipse/elt/emulator/core/VT100EmulatorBackend.java b/com.google.eclipse.elt.emulator/src/com/google/eclipse/elt/emulator/core/VT100EmulatorBackend.java
index 4d56c59..daa5a55 100644
--- a/com.google.eclipse.elt.emulator/src/com/google/eclipse/elt/emulator/core/VT100EmulatorBackend.java
+++ b/com.google.eclipse.elt.emulator/src/com/google/eclipse/elt/emulator/core/VT100EmulatorBackend.java
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
   private int cursorColumn;
 
   private int cursorLine;
-  private Style defaultStyle;
   private Style style;
   private int lines;
   private int columns;
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@
         terminal.cleanLine(line);
       }
       terminal.setDimensions(lines, terminal.getWidth());
-      setStyle(getDefaultStyle());
+      setStyle(null);
       setCursor(0, 0);
     }
   }
@@ -208,23 +207,8 @@
     return true;
   }
 
-  @Override public Style getDefaultStyle() {
-    synchronized (terminal) {
-      return defaultStyle;
-    }
-  }
-
-  @Override public void setDefaultStyle(Style defaultStyle) {
-    synchronized (terminal) {
-      this.defaultStyle = defaultStyle;
-    }
-  }
-
   @Override public Style getStyle() {
     synchronized (terminal) {
-      if (style == null) {
-        return defaultStyle;
-      }
       return style;
     }
   }