diff --git a/lib/pry/output.rb b/lib/pry/output.rb
index 3fd69e4d..cc72503f 100644
--- a/lib/pry/output.rb
+++ b/lib/pry/output.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ class Pry::Output
     @boxed_io.respond_to?(*a)
   end
 
-  private
   def decolorize_maybe(str)
     if _pry_.config.color
       str