diff --git a/lib/internal/process/execution.js b/lib/internal/process/execution.js
index 962bf0c8099210..8d1eeb20afcba8 100644
--- a/lib/internal/process/execution.js
+++ b/lib/internal/process/execution.js
@@ -151,9 +151,6 @@ function createOnGlobalUncaughtException() {
       // If someone handled it, then great. Otherwise, die in C++ land
       // since that means that we'll exit the process, emit the 'exit' event.
       const { inspect } = require('internal/util/inspect');
-      const colors = internalBinding('util').guessHandleType(2) === 'TTY' &&
-                     require('internal/tty').hasColors() ||
-                     inspect.defaultOptions.colors;
       try {
         if (!process._exiting) {
           process._exiting = true;
@@ -167,7 +164,7 @@ function createOnGlobalUncaughtException() {
         const { kExpandStackSymbol } = require('internal/util');
         if (typeof er[kExpandStackSymbol] === 'function')
           er[kExpandStackSymbol]();
-        er.stack = inspect(er, { colors });
+        er.stack = inspect(er);
       } catch {
         // Nothing to be done about it at this point.
       }