diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e49554bd48..4324159e92 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ By @teoxoy in [#3534](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/3534)
 - Allow copying of textures with copy-compatible formats. By @teoxoy in [#3528](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/3528)
 - Improve attachment related errors. By @cwfitzgerald in [#3549](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/3549)
 - Make error descriptions all upper case. By @cwfitzgerald in [#3549](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/3549)
+- Don't include ANSI terminal color escape sequences in shader module validation error messages. By @jimblandy in [#3591](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/3591)
 
 #### WebGPU
 
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/pipeline.rs b/wgpu-core/src/pipeline.rs
index 246799f057..cefeb97ba7 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/pipeline.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/pipeline.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for ShaderError<naga::WithSpan<naga::valid::ValidationError>>
         let label = self.label.as_deref().unwrap_or_default();
         let files = SimpleFile::new(label, &self.source);
         let config = term::Config::default();
-        let mut writer = term::termcolor::Ansi::new(Vec::new());
+        let mut writer = term::termcolor::NoColor::new(Vec::new());
 
         let diagnostic = Diagnostic::error().with_labels(
             self.inner