diff --git a/include/fmt/color.h b/include/fmt/color.h
index 06b90ba1..7647d516 100644
--- a/include/fmt/color.h
+++ b/include/fmt/color.h
@@ -423,26 +423,6 @@ FMT_CONSTEXPR ansi_color_escape<Char> make_emphasis(emphasis em) noexcept {
   return ansi_color_escape<Char>(em);
 }
 
-template <typename Char> inline void fputs(const Char* chars, FILE* stream) {
-  int result = std::fputs(chars, stream);
-  if (result < 0)
-    FMT_THROW(system_error(errno, FMT_STRING("cannot write to file")));
-}
-
-template <> inline void fputs<wchar_t>(const wchar_t* chars, FILE* stream) {
-  int result = std::fputws(chars, stream);
-  if (result < 0)
-    FMT_THROW(system_error(errno, FMT_STRING("cannot write to file")));
-}
-
-template <typename Char> inline void reset_color(FILE* stream) {
-  fputs("\x1b[0m", stream);
-}
-
-template <> inline void reset_color<wchar_t>(FILE* stream) {
-  fputs(L"\x1b[0m", stream);
-}
-
 template <typename Char> inline void reset_color(buffer<Char>& buffer) {
   auto reset_color = string_view("\x1b[0m");
   buffer.append(reset_color.begin(), reset_color.end());
@@ -479,17 +459,19 @@ void vformat_to(buffer<Char>& buf, const text_style& ts,
 
 FMT_END_DETAIL_NAMESPACE
 
-template <typename S, typename Char = char_t<S>>
-void vprint(std::FILE* f, const text_style& ts, const S& format,
-            basic_format_args<buffer_context<type_identity_t<Char>>> args) {
-  basic_memory_buffer<Char> buf;
-  detail::vformat_to(buf, ts, detail::to_string_view(format), args);
+inline void vprint(std::FILE* f, const text_style& ts, string_view fmt,
+                   format_args args) {
+  // Legacy wide streams are not supported.
+  auto buf = memory_buffer();
+  detail::vformat_to(buf, ts, fmt, args);
   if (detail::is_utf8()) {
-    detail::print(f, basic_string_view<Char>(buf.begin(), buf.size()));
-  } else {
-    buf.push_back(Char(0));
-    detail::fputs(buf.data(), f);
+    detail::print(f, string_view(buf.begin(), buf.size()));
+    return;
   }
+  buf.push_back('\0');
+  int result = std::fputs(buf.data(), f);
+  if (result < 0)
+    FMT_THROW(system_error(errno, FMT_STRING("cannot write to file")));
 }
 
 /**