diff --git a/lib/assert.js b/lib/assert.js
index 4cdbdc7da9ec4c..99c000e31652c0 100644
--- a/lib/assert.js
+++ b/lib/assert.js
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ const { codes: {
 } } = require('internal/errors');
 const AssertionError = require('internal/assert/assertion_error');
 const { openSync, closeSync, readSync } = require('fs');
-const { inspect, types: { isPromise, isRegExp } } = require('util');
+const { inspect } = require('internal/util/inspect');
+const { isPromise, isRegExp } = require('internal/util/types');
 const { EOL } = require('internal/constants');
 const { NativeModule } = require('internal/bootstrap/loaders');