diff --git a/lib/internal/util/debuglog.js b/lib/internal/util/debuglog.js
index 68dd9976ac3e21..edf411d11684d6 100644
--- a/lib/internal/util/debuglog.js
+++ b/lib/internal/util/debuglog.js
@@ -9,26 +9,6 @@ const {
   StringPrototypeToLowerCase,
   StringPrototypeToUpperCase,
 } = primordials;
-const wrapDebugLog = (set, logger) => {
-  const { hasInspector } = internalBinding('config');
-  if (hasInspector) {
-    const { consoleCall } = internalBinding('inspector');
-    const pid = process.pid;
-    return (...args) => {
-      const inspect = require('internal/util/inspector');
-      return consoleCall((maybeFmt, ...args) => {
-        if (typeof maybeFmt === 'string') {
-          inspect.consoleFromVM.debug(`%s %i: ${maybeFmt}`, set, pid, ...args);
-        } else {
-          inspect.consoleFromVM.debug('%s %i:', set, pid, maybeFmt, ...args);
-        }
-      }, logger, ...args);
-    };
-  }
-  return logger;
-};
-
-const { inspect, format, formatWithOptions } = require('internal/util/inspect');
 
 // `debugImpls` and `testEnabled` are deliberately not initialized so any call
 // to `debuglog()` before `initializeDebugEnv()` is called will throw.
@@ -69,12 +49,15 @@ function debuglogImpl(enabled, set) {
     if (enabled) {
       const pid = process.pid;
       emitWarningIfNeeded(set);
-      debugImpls[set] = wrapDebugLog(set, function debug(...args) {
-        const colors = process.stderr.hasColors && process.stderr.hasColors();
-        const msg = formatWithOptions({ colors }, ...args);
-        const coloredPID = inspect(pid, { colors });
-        process.stderr.write(format('%s %s: %s\n', set, coloredPID, msg));
-      });
+      debugImpls[set] = function debug(maybeFmt, ...args) {
+        if (typeof maybeFmt === 'string') {
+          // eslint-disable-next-line
+          console.debug(`%s %i: ${maybeFmt}`, set, pid, ...args);
+        } else {
+          // eslint-disable-next-line
+          console.debug('%s %i:', set, pid, maybeFmt, ...args);
+        }
+      };
     } else {
       debugImpls[set] = noop;
     }