diff --git a/bin/cli.js b/bin/cli.js
index 757a8220cd8..f9084b66214 100755
--- a/bin/cli.js
+++ b/bin/cli.js
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ For more information, see https://webpack.js.org/api/cli/.`);
 			type: "boolean",
 			alias: "colors",
 			default: function supportsColor() {
-				return require("supports-color").supportsColor;
+				if (process.stdout.isTTY === true) {
+					return require("supports-color").supportsColor;
+				}
 			},
 			group: DISPLAY_GROUP,
 			describe: "Enables/Disables colors on the console"
@@ -321,7 +323,10 @@ For more information, see https://webpack.js.org/api/cli/.`);
 				}
 			});
 
-			if (typeof outputOptions.colors === "undefined")
+			if (
+				typeof outputOptions.colors === "undefined" &&
+				process.stdout.isTTY === true
+			)
 				outputOptions.colors = require("supports-color").stdout;
 
 			ifArg("sort-modules-by", function(value) {
diff --git a/bin/process-options.js b/bin/process-options.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ba1fd64ad84..00000000000
--- a/bin/process-options.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,208 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = function processOptions(yargs, argv) {
-	// process Promise
-	function ifArg(name, fn, init) {
-		if (Array.isArray(argv[name])) {
-			if (init) init();
-			argv[name].forEach(fn);
-		} else if (typeof argv[name] !== "undefined") {
-			if (init) init();
-			fn(argv[name], -1);
-		}
-	}
-	const options = require("./convert-argv")(argv);
-
-	if (typeof options.then === "function") {
-		options.then(processOptions).catch(function(err) {
-			console.error(err.stack || err);
-			process.exitCode = 1;
-		});
-		return;
-	}
-
-	const firstOptions = Array.isArray(options) ? options[0] || {} : options;
-
-	if (typeof options.stats === "boolean" || typeof options.stats === "string") {
-		const statsPresetToOptions = require("webpack").Stats.presetToOptions;
-		options.stats = statsPresetToOptions(options.stats);
-	}
-
-	const outputOptions = Object.create(
-		options.stats || firstOptions.stats || {}
-	);
-	if (typeof outputOptions.context === "undefined")
-		outputOptions.context = firstOptions.context;
-
-	ifArg("json", function(bool) {
-		if (bool) outputOptions.json = bool;
-	});
-
-	if (typeof outputOptions.colors === "undefined")
-		outputOptions.colors = require("supports-color");
-
-	ifArg("sort-modules-by", function(value) {
-		outputOptions.modulesSort = value;
-	});
-
-	ifArg("sort-chunks-by", function(value) {
-		outputOptions.chunksSort = value;
-	});
-
-	ifArg("sort-assets-by", function(value) {
-		outputOptions.assetsSort = value;
-	});
-
-	ifArg("display-exclude", function(value) {
-		outputOptions.exclude = value;
-	});
-
-	if (!outputOptions.json) {
-		if (typeof outputOptions.cached === "undefined")
-			outputOptions.cached = false;
-		if (typeof outputOptions.cachedAssets === "undefined")
-			outputOptions.cachedAssets = false;
-
-		ifArg("display-chunks", function(bool) {
-			outputOptions.modules = !bool;
-			outputOptions.chunks = bool;
-		});
-
-		ifArg("display-entrypoints", function(bool) {
-			outputOptions.entrypoints = bool;
-		});
-
-		ifArg("display-reasons", function(bool) {
-			outputOptions.reasons = bool;
-		});
-
-		ifArg("display-used-exports", function(bool) {
-			outputOptions.usedExports = bool;
-		});
-
-		ifArg("display-provided-exports", function(bool) {
-			outputOptions.providedExports = bool;
-		});
-
-		ifArg("display-error-details", function(bool) {
-			outputOptions.errorDetails = bool;
-		});
-
-		ifArg("display-origins", function(bool) {
-			outputOptions.chunkOrigins = bool;
-		});
-
-		ifArg("display-cached", function(bool) {
-			if (bool) outputOptions.cached = true;
-		});
-
-		ifArg("display-cached-assets", function(bool) {
-			if (bool) outputOptions.cachedAssets = true;
-		});
-
-		ifArg("build-delimiter", function(value) {
-			outputOptions.buildDelimiter = value;
-		});
-
-		if (!outputOptions.exclude && !argv["display-modules"])
-			outputOptions.exclude = [
-				"node_modules",
-				"bower_components",
-				"jam",
-				"components"
-			];
-	} else {
-		if (typeof outputOptions.chunks === "undefined")
-			outputOptions.chunks = true;
-		if (typeof outputOptions.entrypoints === "undefined")
-			outputOptions.entrypoints = true;
-		if (typeof outputOptions.modules === "undefined")
-			outputOptions.modules = true;
-		if (typeof outputOptions.chunkModules === "undefined")
-			outputOptions.chunkModules = true;
-		if (typeof outputOptions.reasons === "undefined")
-			outputOptions.reasons = true;
-		if (typeof outputOptions.cached === "undefined")
-			outputOptions.cached = true;
-		if (typeof outputOptions.cachedAssets === "undefined")
-			outputOptions.cachedAssets = true;
-	}
-
-	ifArg("hide-modules", function(bool) {
-		if (bool) {
-			outputOptions.modules = false;
-			outputOptions.chunkModules = false;
-		}
-	});
-
-	const webpack = require("webpack");
-
-	Error.stackTraceLimit = 30;
-	let lastHash = null;
-	let compiler;
-	try {
-		compiler = webpack(options);
-	} catch (e) {
-		const WebpackOptionsValidationError = require("webpack")
-			.WebpackOptionsValidationError;
-
-		if (e instanceof WebpackOptionsValidationError) {
-			if (argv.color)
-				console.error(
-					"\u001b[1m\u001b[31m" + e.message + "\u001b[39m\u001b[22m"
-				);
-			else console.error(e.message);
-			process.exitCode = 1;
-		}
-		throw e;
-	}
-
-	if (argv.progress) {
-		const ProgressPlugin = require("webpack").ProgressPlugin;
-		new ProgressPlugin({
-			profile: argv.profile
-		}).apply(compiler);
-	}
-
-	function compilerCallback(err, stats) {
-		if (!options.watch || err) {
-			// Do not keep cache anymore
-			compiler.purgeInputFileSystem();
-		}
-		if (err) {
-			lastHash = null;
-			console.error(err.stack || err);
-			if (err.details) console.error(err.details);
-			process.exitCode = 1;
-		}
-		if (outputOptions.json) {
-			process.stdout.write(
-				JSON.stringify(stats.toJson(outputOptions), null, 2) + "\n"
-			);
-		} else if (stats.hash !== lastHash) {
-			lastHash = stats.hash;
-			const delimiter = outputOptions.buildDelimiter
-				? `${outputOptions.buildDelimiter}\n`
-				: "";
-			process.stdout.write("\n" + new Date() + "\n" + "\n");
-			process.stdout.write(`${stats.toString(outputOptions)}\n${delimiter}`);
-			if (argv.s) lastHash = null;
-		}
-		if (!options.watch && stats.hasErrors()) {
-			process.on("exit", function(_) {
-				process.exitCode = 2;
-			});
-		}
-	}
-	if (options.watch) {
-		const primaryOptions = !Array.isArray(options) ? options : options[0];
-		const watchOptions =
-			primaryOptions.watchOptions || primaryOptions.watch || {};
-		if (watchOptions.stdin) {
-			process.stdin.on("end", function(_) {
-				process.exitCode = 0;
-			});
-			process.stdin.resume();
-		}
-		compiler.watch(watchOptions, compilerCallback);
-		console.log("\nWebpack is watching the files…\n");
-	} else compiler.run(compilerCallback);
-};