diff --git a/ansi/stylewriter.go b/ansi/stylewriter.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 28c01e06..00000000
--- a/ansi/stylewriter.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-package ansi
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"io"
-)
-
-// StyleWriter is a Writer that applies styling on whatever you write to it.
-type StyleWriter struct {
-	ctx   RenderContext
-	w     io.Writer
-	buf   bytes.Buffer
-	rules StylePrimitive
-}
-
-// NewStyleWriter returns a new StyleWriter.
-func NewStyleWriter(ctx RenderContext, w io.Writer, rules StylePrimitive) *StyleWriter {
-	return &StyleWriter{
-		ctx:   ctx,
-		w:     w,
-		rules: rules,
-	}
-}
-
-func (w *StyleWriter) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
-	return w.buf.Write(b)
-}
-
-// Close must be called when you're finished writing to a StyleWriter.
-func (w *StyleWriter) Close() error {
-	renderText(w.w, w.ctx.options.ColorProfile, w.rules, w.buf.String())
-	return nil
-}