diff --git a/atom/common/node_bindings.cc b/atom/common/node_bindings.cc
index 2e9c301dd6..d58e71d30d 100644
--- a/atom/common/node_bindings.cc
+++ b/atom/common/node_bindings.cc
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ node::Environment* NodeBindings::CreateEnvironment(
   for (size_t i = 0; i < args.size(); ++i) {
     debug_options.ParseOption(args[i]);
   }
-  if (debug_options.inspector_enabled() || debug_options.debugger_enabled()) {
+  if (debug_options.inspector_enabled()) {
     // always enable the inspector
     debug_options.ParseOption("--inspect");
     env->inspector_agent()->Start(