diff --git a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/TestReporter.scala b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/TestReporter.scala
index 213181b5605d..d07d31c74fb5 100644
--- a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/TestReporter.scala
+++ b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/TestReporter.scala
@@ -28,18 +28,7 @@ extends Reporter with UniqueMessagePositions with HideNonSensicalMessages with M
   private[this] var _didCrash = false
   final def compilerCrashed: Boolean = _didCrash
 
-  final def flushToFile(): Unit =
-    _messageBuf
-      .iterator
-      .map(_.replaceAll("\u001b\\[.*?m", ""))
-      .foreach(filePrintln)
-
-  final def flushToStdErr(): Unit =
-    _messageBuf
-      .iterator
-      .foreach(System.err.println)
-
-  final def inlineInfo(pos: SourcePosition): String =
+  protected final def inlineInfo(pos: SourcePosition): String =
     if (pos.exists) {
       if (pos.outer.exists)
         s"\ninlined at ${pos.outer}:\n" + inlineInfo(pos.outer)
diff --git a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/vulpix/SummaryReport.scala b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/vulpix/SummaryReport.scala
index 678d888093be..dae83c13dbc4 100644
--- a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/vulpix/SummaryReport.scala
+++ b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/vulpix/SummaryReport.scala
@@ -131,11 +131,14 @@ final class SummaryReport extends SummaryReporting {
     if (cleanUps.nonEmpty) cleanUps.foreach(_.apply())
   }
 
+  private def removeColors(msg: String): String =
+    msg.replaceAll("\u001b\\[.*?m", "")
+
   def echoToLog(msg: String): Unit =
-    TestReporter.logPrintln(msg)
+    TestReporter.logPrintln(removeColors(msg))
 
   def echoToLog(it: Iterator[String]): Unit = {
-    it.foreach(TestReporter.logPrint)
+    it.foreach(msg => TestReporter.logPrint(removeColors(msg)))
     TestReporter.logFlush()
   }
 }