diff --git a/sphinx/templates/quickstart/conf.py_t b/sphinx/templates/quickstart/conf.py_t
index 79c78ae93..6128c0235 100644
--- a/sphinx/templates/quickstart/conf.py_t
+++ b/sphinx/templates/quickstart/conf.py_t
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ language = {{ language | repr }}
 exclude_patterns = [{{ exclude_patterns }}]
 
 # The name of the Pygments (syntax highlighting) style to use.
-pygments_style = 'sphinx'
+pygments_style = None
 
 
 # -- Options for HTML output -------------------------------------------------