diff --git a/test/common/index.js b/test/common/index.js
index 00ebd283a0c3e9..98a26872223cb9 100644
--- a/test/common/index.js
+++ b/test/common/index.js
@@ -651,12 +651,6 @@ function skipIfInspectorDisabled() {
   }
 }
 
-function skipIfInspectorEnabled() {
-  if (process.features.inspector) {
-    skip('V8 inspector is enabled');
-  }
-}
-
 function skipIfReportDisabled() {
   if (!process.config.variables.node_report) {
     skip('Diagnostic reporting is disabled');
@@ -789,7 +783,6 @@ module.exports = {
   skipIf32Bits,
   skipIfEslintMissing,
   skipIfInspectorDisabled,
-  skipIfInspectorEnabled,
   skipIfReportDisabled,
   skipIfWorker,
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-coverage-with-inspector-disabled.js b/test/parallel/test-coverage-with-inspector-disabled.js
index 0b0c2aea43fa60..f2ba070859527e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-coverage-with-inspector-disabled.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-coverage-with-inspector-disabled.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
-common.skipIfInspectorEnabled();
+if (process.features.inspector) {
+  common.skip('V8 inspector is enabled');
+}
 
 const fixtures = require('../common/fixtures');
 const assert = require('assert');