3 files changed, 4 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/cli/js/format_error.ts b/cli/js/format_error.ts
index 21c4bcfa8..0a322338a 100644
--- a/cli/js/format_error.ts
+++ b/cli/js/format_error.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@
 import { DiagnosticItem } from "./diagnostics.ts";
 import { sendSync } from "./dispatch_json.ts";
 
-// TODO(bartlomieju): move to `repl.ts`?
-export function formatError(errString: string): string {
-  const res = sendSync("op_format_error", { error: errString });
-  return res.error;
-}
-
 /**
  * Format an array of diagnostic items and return them as a single string.
  * @param items An array of diagnostic items to format
diff --git a/cli/js/globals.ts b/cli/js/globals.ts
index 9a7161ff0..fd2082e40 100644
--- a/cli/js/globals.ts
+++ b/cli/js/globals.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ declare global {
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
     evalContext(code: string): [any, EvalErrorInfo | null];
 
-    errorToJSON: (e: Error) => string;
+    formatError: (e: Error) => string;
   }
 
   // Only `var` variables show up in the `globalThis` type when doing a global
diff --git a/cli/js/repl.ts b/cli/js/repl.ts
index 6e4f2545a..0ef86ecd9 100644
--- a/cli/js/repl.ts
+++ b/cli/js/repl.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import { close } from "./files.ts";
 import { exit } from "./os.ts";
 import { core } from "./core.ts";
-import { formatError } from "./format_error.ts";
 import { stringifyArgs } from "./console.ts";
 import { sendSync, sendAsync } from "./dispatch_json.ts";
 
@@ -89,9 +88,7 @@ function evaluate(code: string): boolean {
   } else {
     lastThrownError = errInfo.thrown;
     if (errInfo.isNativeError) {
-      const formattedError = formatError(
-        core.errorToJSON(errInfo.thrown as Error)
-      );
+      const formattedError = core.formatError(errInfo.thrown as Error);
       replError(formattedError);
     } else {
       replError("Thrown:", errInfo.thrown);
@@ -162,7 +159,7 @@ export async function replLoop(): Promise<void> {
         if (err.message !== "Interrupted") {
           // e.g. this happens when we have deno.close(3).
           // We want to display the problem.
-          const formattedError = formatError(core.errorToJSON(err));
+          const formattedError = core.formatError(err);
           replError(formattedError);
         }
         // Quit REPL anyways.
@@ -184,7 +181,7 @@ export async function replLoop(): Promise<void> {
         } else {
           // e.g. this happens when we have deno.close(3).
           // We want to display the problem.
-          const formattedError = formatError(core.errorToJSON(err));
+          const formattedError = core.formatError(err);
           replError(formattedError);
           quitRepl(1);
         }