diff --git a/lib/reporters/json.js b/lib/reporters/json.js
index d05bd73d76..ead181b4e8 100644
--- a/lib/reporters/json.js
+++ b/lib/reporters/json.js
@@ -82,10 +82,8 @@ function JSONReporter(runner, options) {
     if (output) {
       fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(output), {recursive: true});
       fs.writeFileSync(output, json);
-    } else if (typeof process === 'object' && process.stdout) {
-      process.stdout.write(json);
     } else {
-      Base.consoleLog(json);
+      process.stdout.write(json);
     }
   });
 }