diff --git a/lua/telescope/previewers/term_previewer.lua b/lua/telescope/previewers/term_previewer.lua
index c402b4a..cf4690b 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/previewers/term_previewer.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/previewers/term_previewer.lua
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ local bat_maker = function(filename, lnum, start, finish)
   end
 
   local command = {"bat"}
-  local theme = os.getenv("BAT_THEME")
 
   if lnum then
     table.insert(command, { "--highlight-line", lnum})
@@ -56,10 +55,6 @@ local bat_maker = function(filename, lnum, start, finish)
     end
   end
 
-  if theme ~= nil then
-    table.insert(command, { "--theme", string.format("%s", vim.fn.shellescape(theme)) })
-  end
-
   return flatten {
     command, bat_options, "--", vim.fn.expand(filename)
   }