diff --git a/example/cmd/modifier_test.go b/example/cmd/modifier_test.go
index dbbd8785b..c3dfbd560 100644
--- a/example/cmd/modifier_test.go
+++ b/example/cmd/modifier_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ func TestMultiParts(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPrefix(t *testing.T) {
+	os.Unsetenv("LS_COLORS")
 	sandbox.Package(t, "github.com/rsteube/carapace/example")(func(s *sandbox.Sandbox) {
 		s.Files("subdir/file1.txt", "")
 
diff --git a/pkg/sandbox/sandbox.go b/pkg/sandbox/sandbox.go
index 21aa6ba23..b78c732b4 100644
--- a/pkg/sandbox/sandbox.go
+++ b/pkg/sandbox/sandbox.go
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-func init() {
-	os.Unsetenv("LS_COLORS")
-}
-
 type Sandbox struct {
 	t    *testing.T
 	cmdF func() *cobra.Command