diff --git a/repl/src/dotty/tools/repl/JLineTerminal.scala b/repl/src/dotty/tools/repl/JLineTerminal.scala
index 89c3aae665fb..f75c781d43d3 100644
--- a/repl/src/dotty/tools/repl/JLineTerminal.scala
+++ b/repl/src/dotty/tools/repl/JLineTerminal.scala
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class JLineTerminal extends java.io.Closeable {
     else str
   protected def promptStr = "scala"
   private def prompt(using Context)        = blue(s"\n$promptStr> ")
-  private def newLinePrompt(using Context) = blue("     | ")
+  private def newLinePrompt(using Context) = "       "
 
   /** Blockingly read line from `System.in`
    *