diff --git a/lib/repl.js b/lib/repl.js
index a7e8b4cd27969f..3f3d33175c57f2 100644
--- a/lib/repl.js
+++ b/lib/repl.js
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ const {
 const internalUtil = require('internal/util');
 const util = require('util');
 const { internalBinding } = require('internal/bootstrap/loaders');
-const utilBinding = internalBinding('util');
 const { inherits } = util;
 const Stream = require('stream');
 const vm = require('vm');
@@ -79,7 +78,9 @@ const {
   propertyFilter: {
     ALL_PROPERTIES,
     SKIP_SYMBOLS
-  }
+  },
+  startSigintWatchdog,
+  stopSigintWatchdog
 } = internalBinding('util');
 
 // Lazy-loaded.
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ function REPLServer(prompt,
       if (self.breakEvalOnSigint) {
         // Start the SIGINT watchdog before entering raw mode so that a very
         // quick Ctrl+C doesn't lead to aborting the process completely.
-        if (!utilBinding.startSigintWatchdog())
+        if (!startSigintWatchdog())
           throw new ERR_CANNOT_WATCH_SIGINT();
         previouslyInRawMode = self._setRawMode(false);
       }
@@ -338,7 +339,7 @@ function REPLServer(prompt,
 
             // Returns true if there were pending SIGINTs *after* the script
             // has terminated without being interrupted itself.
-            if (utilBinding.stopSigintWatchdog()) {
+            if (stopSigintWatchdog()) {
               self.emit('SIGINT');
             }
           }