diff --git a/lib/internal/inspector/inspect_repl.js b/lib/internal/inspector/inspect_repl.js
index 67b7f73aa1b25e..3cb4d52f43aaf1 100644
--- a/lib/internal/inspector/inspect_repl.js
+++ b/lib/internal/inspector/inspect_repl.js
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ function createRepl(inspector) {
       ArrayPrototypeMap(watchedExpressions, inspectValue)));
     const lines = ArrayPrototypeMap(watchedExpressions, (expr, idx) => {
       const prefix = `${leftPad(idx, ' ', lastIndex)}: ${expr} =`;
-      const value = inspect(values[idx], { colors: true });
+      const value = inspect(values[idx]);
       if (!StringPrototypeIncludes(value, '\n')) {
         return `${prefix} ${value}`;
       }