diff --git a/colcon_core/task/python/test/pytest.py b/colcon_core/task/python/test/pytest.py
index 35308985..6d4809ea 100644
--- a/colcon_core/task/python/test/pytest.py
+++ b/colcon_core/task/python/test/pytest.py
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ async def step(self, context, env, setup_py_data):  # noqa: D102
                 args += [
                     '--cov=' + str(PurePosixPath(
                         *(Path(context.args.path).parts))),
-                    '--cov-report=term',
                     '--cov-report=html:' + str(PurePosixPath(
                         *(Path(context.args.build_base).parts)) /
                         'coverage.html'),