diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy-collection/tasks/install.yml b/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy-collection/tasks/install.yml
index 9959dc60d47..d23c9cb3ff0 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy-collection/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy-collection/tasks/install.yml
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@
   command: ansible-galaxy collection install -r '{{ galaxy_dir }}/test_req.yml' {{ galaxy_verbosity }}
   ignore_errors: True
   register: result
+  environment:
+    ANSIBLE_NOCOLOR: True
+    ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: False
 
 - name: remove the requirements file
   file:
@@ -216,9 +219,7 @@
 - assert:
     that: error == expected_error
   vars:
-    reset_color: '\x1b\[0m'
-    color: '\x1b\[[0-9];[0-9]{2}m'
-    error: "{{ result.stderr | regex_replace(reset_color) | regex_replace(color) | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
+    error: "{{ result.stderr | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
     expected_error: >-
             ERROR! Failed to resolve the requested dependencies map.
             Got the candidate namespace3.name:1.0.0 (direct request)
@@ -227,14 +228,15 @@
 
 - name: test error for mismatched dependency versions
   vars:
-    reset_color: '\x1b\[0m'
-    color: '\x1b\[[0-9];[0-9]{2}m'
-    error: "{{ result.stderr | regex_replace(reset_color) | regex_replace(color) | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
+    error: "{{ result.stderr | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
     expected_error: >-
             ERROR! Failed to resolve the requested dependencies map.
             Got the candidate namespace3.name:1.0.0 (dependency of tmp_parent.name:1.0.0)
             which didn't satisfy all of the following requirements:
             * namespace3.name:1.2.0
+  environment:
+    ANSIBLE_NOCOLOR: True
+    ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: False
   block:
     - name: init a new parent collection
       command: ansible-galaxy collection init tmp_parent.name --init-path '{{ galaxy_dir }}/scratch'
@@ -546,6 +548,8 @@
   environment:
     ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH: '{{ galaxy_dir }}/ansible_collections'
     ANSIBLE_GALAXY_REQUIRED_VALID_SIGNATURE_COUNT: all
+    ANSIBLE_NOCOLOR: True
+    ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: False
 
 - name: get result of install collections with ansible-galaxy install - {{ test_name }}
   slurp:
@@ -571,9 +575,7 @@
     - (install_req_actual.results[0].content | b64decode | from_json).collection_info.version == '1.0.0'
     - (install_req_actual.results[1].content | b64decode | from_json).collection_info.version == '1.0.0'
   vars:
-    install_stderr: "{{ install_req.stderr | regex_replace(reset_color) | regex_replace(color) | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
-    reset_color: '\x1b\[0m'
-    color: '\x1b\[[0-9];[0-9]{2}m'
+    install_stderr: "{{ install_req.stderr | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
 
 - name: clean up collections from last test
   file:
@@ -594,6 +596,8 @@
     keyring: "{{ gpg_homedir }}/pubring.kbx"
   environment:
     ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH: '{{ galaxy_dir }}/ansible_collections'
+    ANSIBLE_NOCOLOR: True
+    ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: False
 
 - name: get result of install collections with ansible-galaxy install - {{ test_name }}
   slurp:
@@ -619,9 +623,7 @@
     - (install_req_actual.results[1].content | b64decode | from_json).collection_info.version == '1.0.0'
     - (install_req_actual.results[2].content | b64decode | from_json).collection_info.version == '1.0.0'
   vars:
-    install_stderr: "{{ install_req.stderr | regex_replace(reset_color) | regex_replace(color) | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
-    reset_color: '\x1b\[0m'
-    color: '\x1b\[[0-9];[0-9]{2}m'
+    install_stderr: "{{ install_req.stderr | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
 
 - name: clean up collections from last test
   file:
@@ -645,6 +647,8 @@
     ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH: '{{ galaxy_dir }}/ansible_collections'
     ANSIBLE_GALAXY_REQUIRED_VALID_SIGNATURE_COUNT: all
     ANSIBLE_GALAXY_IGNORE_SIGNATURE_STATUS_CODES: BADSIG  # cli option is appended and both status codes are ignored
+    ANSIBLE_NOCOLOR: True
+    ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: False
 
 - name: get result of install collections with ansible-galaxy install - {{ test_name }}
   slurp:
@@ -670,9 +674,7 @@
     - (install_req_actual.results[1].content | b64decode | from_json).collection_info.version == '1.0.0'
     - (install_req_actual.results[2].content | b64decode | from_json).collection_info.version == '1.0.0'
   vars:
-    install_stderr: "{{ install_req.stderr | regex_replace(reset_color) | regex_replace(color) | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
-    reset_color: '\x1b\[0m'
-    color: '\x1b\[[0-9];[0-9]{2}m'
+    install_stderr: "{{ install_req.stderr | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
 
 - name: clean up collections from last test
   file:
@@ -808,6 +810,8 @@
   command: ansible-galaxy collection install namespace1.name1 -vvvv {{ signature_option }} {{ keyring_option }}
   environment:
     ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH: '{{ galaxy_dir }}/ansible_collections'
+    ANSIBLE_NOCOLOR: True
+    ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: False
   vars:
     signature_option: "--signature file://{{ gpg_homedir }}/namespace1-name1-1.0.9-MANIFEST.json.asc"
     keyring_option: '--keyring {{ gpg_homedir }}/i_do_not_exist.kbx'
@@ -837,18 +841,17 @@
               Configure a keyring for ansible-galaxy to use
               or disable signature verification.
               Skipping signature verification.
-    actual_warning: "{{ keyring_error.stderr | regex_replace(reset_color) | regex_replace(color) | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
-    stdout_no_color:  "{{ keyring_error.stdout | regex_replace(reset_color) | regex_replace(color) }}"
+    actual_warning: "{{ keyring_error.stderr | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
     # Remove formatting from the reason so it's one line
-    actual_error: "{{ stdout_no_color | regex_replace('\"') | regex_replace('\\n') | regex_replace('      ', ' ') }}"
-    reset_color: '\x1b\[0m'
-    color: '\x1b\[[0-9];[0-9]{2}m'
+    actual_error: "{{ keyring_error.stdout | regex_replace('\"') | regex_replace('\\n') | regex_replace('      ', ' ') }}"
 
 # TODO: Uncomment once signatures are provided by pulp-galaxy-ng
 #- name: install collection with signature provided by Galaxy server (no keyring)
 #  command: ansible-galaxy collection install namespace1.name1 {{ galaxy_verbosity }}
 #  environment:
 #    ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH: '{{ galaxy_dir }}/ansible_collections'
+#    ANSIBLE_NOCOLOR: True
+#    ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: False
 #  ignore_errors: yes
 #  register: keyring_warning
 #
@@ -867,9 +870,7 @@
 #              Configure a keyring for ansible-galaxy to use
 #              or disable signature verification.
 #              Skipping signature verification.
-#    actual_warning: "{{ keyring_warning.stderr | regex_replace(reset_color) | regex_replace(color) | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
-#    reset_color: '\x1b\[0m'
-#    color: '\x1b\[[0-9];[0-9]{2}m'
+#    actual_warning: "{{ keyring_warning.stderr | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
 
 - name: install simple collection from first accessible server with valid detached signature
   command: ansible-galaxy collection install namespace1.name1 {{ galaxy_verbosity }} {{ signature_options }}
@@ -912,6 +913,8 @@
   command: ansible-galaxy collection install namespace1.name1 -vvvv {{ signature_options }}
   environment:
     ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH: '{{ galaxy_dir }}/ansible_collections'
+    ANSIBLE_NOCOLOR: True
+    ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: False
   vars:
     signature_options: "--signature {{ signature }} --keyring {{ keyring }}"
     signature: "file://{{ gpg_homedir }}/namespace2-name-1.0.0-MANIFEST.json.asc"
@@ -929,11 +932,8 @@
     expected_errors:
       - "* This is the counterpart to SUCCESS and used to indicate a program failure."
       - "* The signature with the keyid has not been verified okay."
-    stdout_no_color: "{{ invalid_signature.stdout | regex_replace(reset_color) | regex_replace(color) }}"
     # Remove formatting from the reason so it's one line
-    install_stdout: "{{ stdout_no_color | regex_replace('\"') | regex_replace('\\n') | regex_replace('      ', ' ') }}"
-    reset_color: '\x1b\[0m'
-    color: '\x1b\[[0-9];[0-9]{2}m'
+    install_stdout: "{{ invalid_signature.stdout | regex_replace('\"') | regex_replace('\\n') | regex_replace('      ', ' ') }}"
 
 - name: validate collection directory was not created
   file:
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy-collection/tasks/verify.yml b/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy-collection/tasks/verify.yml
index abe6fcc9f4c..dfe3d0f7142 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy-collection/tasks/verify.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ansible-galaxy-collection/tasks/verify.yml
@@ -301,6 +301,9 @@
     keyring: "{{ gpg_homedir }}/pubring.kbx"
   register: verify
   ignore_errors: yes
+  environment:
+    ANSIBLE_NOCOLOR: True
+    ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: False
 
 - assert:
     that:
@@ -312,11 +315,8 @@
     expected_errors:
       - "* This is the counterpart to SUCCESS and used to indicate a program failure."
       - "* The signature with the keyid has not been verified okay."
-    stdout_no_color: "{{ verify.stdout | regex_replace(reset_color) | regex_replace(color) }}"
     # Remove formatting from the reason so it's one line
-    verify_stdout: "{{ stdout_no_color | regex_replace('\"') | regex_replace('\\n') | regex_replace('      ', ' ') }}"
-    reset_color: '\x1b\[0m'
-    color: '\x1b\[[0-9];[0-9]{2}m'
+    verify_stdout: "{{ verify.stdout | regex_replace('\"') | regex_replace('\\n') | regex_replace('      ', ' ') }}"
 
 # This command is hardcoded with -vvvv purposefully to evaluate extra verbosity messages
 - name: verify the installed collection with invalid detached signature offline
@@ -327,6 +327,9 @@
     keyring: "{{ gpg_homedir }}/pubring.kbx"
   register: verify
   ignore_errors: yes
+  environment:
+    ANSIBLE_NOCOLOR: True
+    ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: False
 
 - assert:
     that:
@@ -338,11 +341,8 @@
     expected_errors:
       - "* This is the counterpart to SUCCESS and used to indicate a program failure."
       - "* The signature with the keyid has not been verified okay."
-    stdout_no_color: "{{ verify.stdout | regex_replace(reset_color) | regex_replace(color) }}"
     # Remove formatting from the reason so it's one line
-    verify_stdout: "{{ stdout_no_color | regex_replace('\"') | regex_replace('\\n') | regex_replace('      ', ' ') }}"
-    reset_color: '\x1b\[0m'
-    color: '\x1b\[[0-9];[0-9]{2}m'
+    verify_stdout: "{{ verify.stdout | regex_replace('\"') | regex_replace('\\n') | regex_replace('      ', ' ') }}"
 
 - include_tasks: revoke_gpg_key.yml
 
@@ -355,6 +355,9 @@
     keyring: "{{ gpg_homedir }}/pubring.kbx"
   register: verify
   ignore_errors: yes
+  environment:
+    ANSIBLE_NOCOLOR: True
+    ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: False
 
 - assert:
     that:
@@ -366,11 +369,8 @@
     expected_errors:
       - "* The used key has been revoked by its owner."
       - "* The signature with the keyid is good, but the signature was made by a revoked key."
-    stdout_no_color: "{{ verify.stdout | regex_replace(reset_color) | regex_replace(color) }}"
     # Remove formatting from the reason so it's one line
-    verify_stdout: "{{ stdout_no_color | regex_replace('\"') | regex_replace('\\n') | regex_replace('      ', ' ') }}"
-    reset_color: '\x1b\[0m'
-    color: '\x1b\[[0-9];[0-9]{2}m'
+    verify_stdout: "{{ verify.stdout | regex_replace('\"') | regex_replace('\\n') | regex_replace('      ', ' ') }}"
 
 # This command is hardcoded with no verbosity purposefully to evaluate overall gpg failure
 - name: verify that ignoring the signature error and no successful signatures is not successful verification
@@ -383,6 +383,8 @@
   ignore_errors: yes
   environment:
     ANSIBLE_GALAXY_IGNORE_SIGNATURE_STATUS_CODES: REVKEYSIG,KEYREVOKED
+    ANSIBLE_NOCOLOR: True
+    ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: False
 
 - assert:
     that:
@@ -394,11 +396,8 @@
     ignored_errors:
       - "* The used key has been revoked by its owner."
       - "* The signature with the keyid is good, but the signature was made by a revoked key."
-    stdout_no_color: "{{ verify.stdout | regex_replace(reset_color) | regex_replace(color) }}"
     # Remove formatting from the reason so it's one line
-    verify_stdout: "{{ stdout_no_color | regex_replace('\"') | regex_replace('\\n') | regex_replace('      ', ' ') }}"
-    reset_color: '\x1b\[0m'
-    color: '\x1b\[[0-9];[0-9]{2}m'
+    verify_stdout: "{{ verify.stdout | regex_replace('\"') | regex_replace('\\n') | regex_replace('      ', ' ') }}"
 
 # This command is hardcoded with -vvvv purposefully to evaluate extra verbosity messages
 - name: verify that ignoring the signature error and no successful signatures and required signature count all is successful verification
@@ -412,6 +411,8 @@
   environment:
     ANSIBLE_GALAXY_IGNORE_SIGNATURE_STATUS_CODES: REVKEYSIG,KEYREVOKED
     ANSIBLE_GALAXY_REQUIRED_VALID_SIGNATURE_COUNT: all
+    ANSIBLE_NOCOLOR: True
+    ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: False
 
 - assert:
     that:
@@ -429,11 +430,8 @@
     ignored_errors:
       - "* The used key has been revoked by its owner."
       - "* The signature with the keyid is good, but the signature was made by a revoked key."
-    stdout_no_color: "{{ verify.stdout | regex_replace(reset_color) | regex_replace(color) }}"
     # Remove formatting from the reason so it's one line
-    verify_stdout: "{{ stdout_no_color | regex_replace('\"') | regex_replace('\\n') | regex_replace('      ', ' ') }}"
-    reset_color: '\x1b\[0m'
-    color: '\x1b\[[0-9];[0-9]{2}m'
+    verify_stdout: "{{ verify.stdout | regex_replace('\"') | regex_replace('\\n') | regex_replace('      ', ' ') }}"
 
 - name: use lenient signature verification (default) without providing signatures
   command: ansible-galaxy collection verify namespace1.name1:1.0.0 -vvvv --keyring {{ gpg_homedir }}/pubring.kbx
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/module_defaults/test_action_group_metadata.yml b/test/integration/targets/module_defaults/test_action_group_metadata.yml
index d2ba8dc2065..e2555b1f29d 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/module_defaults/test_action_group_metadata.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/module_defaults/test_action_group_metadata.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ---
 - hosts: localhost
   gather_facts: no
-  vars:
-    reset_color: '\x1b\[0m'
-    color: '\x1b\[[0-9];[0-9]{2}m'
+  environment:
+    ANSIBLE_NOCOLOR: True
+    ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: False
   tasks:
 
     - template:
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     - assert:
         that: metadata_warning not in warnings
       vars:
-        warnings: "{{ result.stderr | regex_replace(reset_color) | regex_replace(color) | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
+        warnings: "{{ result.stderr | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
         metadata_warning: "Invalid metadata was found"
 
     - template:
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     - assert:
         that: metadata_warning in warnings
       vars:
-        warnings: "{{ result.stderr | regex_replace(reset_color) | regex_replace(color) | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
+        warnings: "{{ result.stderr | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
         metadata_warning: >-
                 Invalid metadata was found for action_group testns.testcoll.bad_metadata_format while loading module_defaults.
                 The only expected key is metadata, but got keys: metadata, unexpected_key
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     - assert:
         that: metadata_warning in warnings
       vars:
-        warnings: "{{ result.stderr | regex_replace(reset_color) | regex_replace(color) | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
+        warnings: "{{ result.stderr | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
         metadata_warning: >-
                 Invalid metadata was found for action_group testns.testcoll.multiple_metadata while loading module_defaults.
                 The group contains multiple metadata entries.
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     - assert:
         that: metadata_warning in warnings
       vars:
-        warnings: "{{ result.stderr | regex_replace(reset_color) | regex_replace(color) | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
+        warnings: "{{ result.stderr | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
         metadata_warning: >-
                 Invalid metadata was found for action_group testns.testcoll.bad_metadata_options while loading module_defaults.
                 The metadata contains unexpected keys: unexpected_key
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     - assert:
         that: metadata_warning in warnings
       vars:
-        warnings: "{{ result.stderr | regex_replace(reset_color) | regex_replace(color) | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
+        warnings: "{{ result.stderr | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
         metadata_warning: >-
                 Invalid metadata was found for action_group testns.testcoll.bad_metadata_type while loading module_defaults.
                 The metadata is not a dictionary. Got ['testgroup']
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     - assert:
         that: metadata_warning in warnings
       vars:
-        warnings: "{{ result.stderr | regex_replace(reset_color) | regex_replace(color) | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
+        warnings: "{{ result.stderr | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
         metadata_warning: >-
                 Invalid metadata was found for action_group testns.testcoll.bad_metadata_option_type while loading module_defaults.
                 The metadata contains unexpected key types: extend_group is {'name': 'testgroup'} (expected type list)
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
     - assert:
         that: metadata_warning not in warnings
       vars:
-        warnings: "{{ result.stderr | regex_replace(reset_color) | regex_replace(color) | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
+        warnings: "{{ result.stderr | regex_replace('\\n', ' ') }}"
         metadata_warning: "Invalid metadata was found for action_group"
 
     - file: