diff --git a/doc/api/assert.md b/doc/api/assert.md
index 1b8fbab791f76f..2b819c3e4e2301 100644
--- a/doc/api/assert.md
+++ b/doc/api/assert.md
@@ -57,12 +57,10 @@ assert.deepEqual([[[1, 2, 3]], 4, 5], [[[1, 2, '3']], 4, 5]);
 //   ]
 ```
 
-To deactivate the colors, use the `NO_COLOR` or
-`NODE_DISABLE_COLORS` environment variable.
-This will also deactivate the colors in the REPL.
-
-For more on the color support in terminal environments, read
-the tty [getColorDepth()](tty.html#tty_writestream_getcolordepth_env) doc.
+To deactivate the colors, use the `NO_COLOR` or `NODE_DISABLE_COLORS`
+environment variables. This will also deactivate the colors in the REPL. For
+more on color support in terminal environments, read the tty
+[getColorDepth()](tty.html#tty_writestream_getcolordepth_env) documentation.
 
 ## Legacy assertion mode