diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/viewers/table.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/viewers/table.rs
index c7efd75d57..4bd07cdbae 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/viewers/table.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/viewers/table.rs
@@ -348,22 +348,7 @@ fn handle_table_command(
             ctrlc,
             metadata,
         ),
-        PipelineData::Value(v, ..) => {
-            // into_string() is used for serialising primitives in PipelineData::write_all_and_flush(),
-            // so the same is used here.
-            let str_representation = v.into_string("", config);
-
-            Ok(Value::String {
-                val: StyleComputer::from_config(engine_state, stack)
-                    .style_primitive(&v)
-                    .color_style
-                    .map(|e| e.paint(&str_representation).to_string())
-                    .unwrap_or(str_representation),
-                span: call.head,
-            }
-            .into_pipeline_data())
-        }
-        PipelineData::Empty {} => Ok(input),
+        x => Ok(x),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-test-support/src/macros.rs b/crates/nu-test-support/src/macros.rs
index f3743b6d6c..09b81febe2 100644
--- a/crates/nu-test-support/src/macros.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-test-support/src/macros.rs
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ macro_rules! nu {
 
         let target_cwd = $opts.cwd.unwrap_or(".".to_string());
         let locale = $opts.locale.unwrap_or("en_US.UTF-8".to_string());
-        let minimal_config = $opts.minimal_config.unwrap_or(true);
 
         let mut command = Command::new($crate::fs::executable_path());
         command
@@ -168,16 +167,12 @@ macro_rules! nu {
             .env(NATIVE_PATH_ENV_VAR, paths_joined)
             // .arg("--skip-plugins")
             // .arg("--no-history")
+            // .arg("--config-file")
+            // .arg($crate::fs::DisplayPath::display_path(&$crate::fs::fixtures().join("playground/config/default.toml")))
             .arg(format!("-c {}", escape_quote_string(path)))
             .stdout(Stdio::piped())
             // .stdin(Stdio::piped())
             .stderr(Stdio::piped());
-        // Use this minimal config in most tests.
-        // Notably, this disables color_config to allow string output to be more easily compared.
-        if minimal_config {
-            command.arg("--config")
-                .arg($crate::fs::fixtures().join("playground/config/minimal.nu").display().to_string());
-        }
 
         let mut process = match command.spawn()
         {
@@ -208,7 +203,6 @@ macro_rules! nu {
         struct NuOpts {
             cwd: Option<String>,
             locale: Option<String>,
-            minimal_config: Option<bool>,
         }
 
         nu!(@options [ ] $($token)*)
@@ -282,8 +276,6 @@ macro_rules! nu_with_plugins {
             .arg(commands)
             .arg("--plugin-config")
             .arg(temp_plugin_file)
-            .arg("--config")
-            .arg($crate::fs::fixtures().join("playground/config/minimal.nu").display().to_string())
             .stdout(Stdio::piped())
             .stderr(Stdio::piped())
             .spawn()
diff --git a/src/tests.rs b/src/tests.rs
index 04f79422ca..125ce12f1b 100644
--- a/src/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tests.rs
@@ -32,17 +32,7 @@ pub fn run_test_with_env(input: &str, expected: &str, env: &HashMap<&str, &str>)
     let name = file.path();
 
     let mut cmd = Command::cargo_bin("nu")?;
-    // Use this minimal config in most tests.
-    // Notably, this disables color_config to allow string output to be more easily compared.
-    cmd.arg("--config")
-        .arg(
-            nu_test_support::fs::fixtures()
-                .join("playground/config/minimal.nu")
-                .display()
-                .to_string(),
-        )
-        .arg(name)
-        .envs(env);
+    cmd.arg(name).envs(env);
 
     writeln!(file, "{}", input)?;
 
@@ -55,16 +45,7 @@ pub fn run_test(input: &str, expected: &str) -> TestResult {
     let name = file.path();
 
     let mut cmd = Command::cargo_bin("nu")?;
-    // Use this minimal config in most tests.
-    // Notably, this disables color_config to allow string output to be more easily compared.
-    cmd.arg("--config")
-        .arg(
-            nu_test_support::fs::fixtures()
-                .join("playground/config/minimal.nu")
-                .display()
-                .to_string(),
-        )
-        .arg(name);
+    cmd.arg(name);
     cmd.env(
         "PWD",
         std::env::current_dir().expect("Can't get current dir"),
diff --git a/src/tests/test_config_path.rs b/src/tests/test_config_path.rs
index bd5587003f..da661a476b 100644
--- a/src/tests/test_config_path.rs
+++ b/src/tests/test_config_path.rs
@@ -6,18 +6,12 @@ fn test_default_config_path() {
     let cwd = std::env::current_dir().expect("Could not get current working directory");
 
     let config_path = config_dir.join("nushell").join("config.nu");
-    let actual = nu!(cwd: &cwd, minimal_config: false, "$nu.config-path");
-    assert_eq!(
-        nu_utils::strip_ansi_string_likely(actual.out),
-        config_path.to_string_lossy().to_string()
-    );
+    let actual = nu!(cwd: &cwd, "$nu.config-path");
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, config_path.to_string_lossy().to_string());
 
     let env_path = config_dir.join("nushell").join("env.nu");
     let actual = nu!(cwd: &cwd, "$nu.env-path");
-    assert_eq!(
-        nu_utils::strip_ansi_string_likely(actual.out),
-        env_path.to_string_lossy().to_string()
-    );
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, env_path.to_string_lossy().to_string());
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -31,21 +25,14 @@ fn test_alternate_config_path() {
         nu_path::canonicalize_with(config_file, &cwd).expect("Could not get config path");
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: &cwd,
-        minimal_config: false,
         format!("nu --config {:?} -c '$nu.config-path'", config_path)
     );
-    assert_eq!(
-        nu_utils::strip_ansi_string_likely(actual.out),
-        config_path.to_string_lossy().to_string()
-    );
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, config_path.to_string_lossy().to_string());
 
     let env_path = nu_path::canonicalize_with(env_file, &cwd).expect("Could not get env path");
     let actual = nu!(
         cwd: &cwd,
         format!("nu --env-config {:?} -c '$nu.env-path'", env_path)
     );
-    assert_eq!(
-        nu_utils::strip_ansi_string_likely(actual.out),
-        env_path.to_string_lossy().to_string()
-    );
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, env_path.to_string_lossy().to_string());
 }
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/playground/config/default.toml b/tests/fixtures/playground/config/default.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5939aacd41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/playground/config/default.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+skip_welcome_message = true
+filesize_format = "auto"
+rm_always_trash = false
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/playground/config/minimal.nu b/tests/fixtures/playground/config/minimal.nu
deleted file mode 100644
index 018ff93548..0000000000
--- a/tests/fixtures/playground/config/minimal.nu
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-let-env config = {
-	show_banner: false,
-	color_config: {
-		separator: { attr: n }
-		leading_trailing_space_bg: { attr: n }
-		header: { attr: n }
-		empty: { attr: n }
-		bool: { attr: n }
-		int: { attr: n }
-		filesize: { attr: n }
-		duration: { attr: n }
-		date: { attr: n }
-		range: { attr: n }
-		float: { attr: n }
-		string: { attr: n }
-		nothing: { attr: n }
-		binary: { attr: n }
-		cellpath: { attr: n }
-		row_index: { attr: n }
-		record: { attr: n }
-		list: { attr: n }
-		block: { attr: n }
-		hints: { attr: n }
-	},
-	ls: {
-		use_ls_colors: false
-	}
-}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/playground/config/startup.toml b/tests/fixtures/playground/config/startup.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4b9e06785
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/playground/config/startup.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+skip_welcome_message = true
+
+startup = ["def hello-world [] { echo 'Nu World' }"]
diff --git a/tests/parsing/mod.rs b/tests/parsing/mod.rs
index defce2dd33..d66ab04916 100644
--- a/tests/parsing/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/parsing/mod.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ fn source_file_relative_to_file() {
         nu source_file_relative.nu
         "#);
 
-    assert_eq!(nu_utils::strip_ansi_string_likely(actual.out), "5");
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "5");
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fn run_nu_script_single_line() {
         nu single_line.nu
         "#);
 
-    assert_eq!(nu_utils::strip_ansi_string_likely(actual.out), "5");
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "5");
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fn run_nu_script_multiline_start_pipe() {
         nu multiline_start_pipe.nu
         "#);
 
-    assert_eq!(nu_utils::strip_ansi_string_likely(actual.out), "4");
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "4");
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ fn run_nu_script_multiline_start_pipe_win() {
         nu multiline_start_pipe_win.nu
         "#);
 
-    assert_eq!(nu_utils::strip_ansi_string_likely(actual.out), "3");
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "3");
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fn run_nu_script_multiline_end_pipe() {
         nu multiline_end_pipe.nu
         "#);
 
-    assert_eq!(nu_utils::strip_ansi_string_likely(actual.out), "2");
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "2");
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ fn run_nu_script_multiline_end_pipe_win() {
         nu multiline_end_pipe_win.nu
         "#);
 
-    assert_eq!(nu_utils::strip_ansi_string_likely(actual.out), "3");
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "3");
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/tests/shell/environment/env.rs b/tests/shell/environment/env.rs
index 407ae24609..8bf5ee854b 100644
--- a/tests/shell/environment/env.rs
+++ b/tests/shell/environment/env.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ fn has_file_pwd() {
 
         let actual = nu!(cwd: dirs.test(), "nu spam.nu");
 
-        assert!(nu_utils::strip_ansi_string_likely(actual.out).ends_with("has_file_pwd"));
+        assert!(actual.out.ends_with("has_file_pwd"));
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/shell/pipeline/commands/external.rs b/tests/shell/pipeline/commands/external.rs
index 8ded804ce1..64cd742607 100644
--- a/tests/shell/pipeline/commands/external.rs
+++ b/tests/shell/pipeline/commands/external.rs
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ mod nu_commands {
         nu -c "echo 'foo'"
         "#);
 
-        assert_eq!(nu_utils::strip_ansi_string_likely(actual.out), "foo");
+        assert_eq!(actual.out, "foo");
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ mod nu_commands {
             "#);
 
             // cargo for non rust project's exit code is 101.
-            assert_eq!(nu_utils::strip_ansi_string_likely(actual.out), "101")
+            assert_eq!(actual.out, "101")
         })
     }
 
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ mod nu_script {
         nu script.nu
         "#);
 
-        assert_eq!(nu_utils::strip_ansi_string_likely(actual.out), "done");
+        assert_eq!(actual.out, "done");
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ mod nu_script {
         nu script_multiline.nu
         "#);
 
-        assert_eq!(nu_utils::strip_ansi_string_likely(actual.out), "23");
+        assert_eq!(actual.out, "23");
     }
 }