diff --git a/lib/appenders/file.js b/lib/appenders/file.js
index c26adad..2120d80 100644
--- a/lib/appenders/file.js
+++ b/lib/appenders/file.js
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@ function fileAppender(file, layout, logSize, numBackups, options, timezoneOffset
 
   const app = function (loggingEvent) {
     if (options.removeColor === true) {
-      /* eslint-disable no-control-regex */
-      const regex = new RegExp("\x1b[[0-9;]*m", "g");
-      /* eslint-enable no-control-regex */
+      const regex = new RegExp("\x1b[[0-9;]*m", "g"); // eslint-disable-line no-control-regex
       for (let i = 0; i < loggingEvent.data.length; i += 1) {
         let d = loggingEvent.data[i];
         d = d.replace(regex, '');