diff --git a/cli/tests/unit/console_test.ts b/cli/tests/unit/console_test.ts
index 6f37c8050e..64345be847 100644
--- a/cli/tests/unit/console_test.ts
+++ b/cli/tests/unit/console_test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   assert,
   assertEquals,
   assertStringIncludes,
+  assertThrows,
   unitTest,
 } from "./test_util.ts";
 import { stripColor } from "../../../std/fmt/colors.ts";
@@ -834,19 +835,11 @@ unitTest(function consoleTestWithCustomInspectorError(): void {
     }
   }
 
-  assertEquals(stringify(new A()), "A {}");
-
-  class B {
-    constructor(public field: { a: string }) {}
-    [customInspect](): string {
-      return this.field.a;
-    }
-  }
-
-  assertEquals(stringify(new B({ a: "a" })), "a");
-  assertEquals(
-    stringify(B.prototype),
-    "B { [Symbol(Deno.customInspect)]: [Function: [Deno.customInspect]] }",
+  assertThrows(
+    () => stringify(new A()),
+    Error,
+    "BOOM",
+    "Custom inspect won't attempt to parse if user defined function throws",
   );
 });
 
diff --git a/runtime/js/02_console.js b/runtime/js/02_console.js
index c6c53977be..595bf50065 100644
--- a/runtime/js/02_console.js
+++ b/runtime/js/02_console.js
@@ -190,11 +190,7 @@
 
   function inspectFunction(value, _ctx) {
     if (customInspect in value && typeof value[customInspect] === "function") {
-      try {
-        return String(value[customInspect]());
-      } catch {
-        // pass
-      }
+      return String(value[customInspect]());
     }
     // Might be Function/AsyncFunction/GeneratorFunction/AsyncGeneratorFunction
     let cstrName = Object.getPrototypeOf(value)?.constructor?.name;
@@ -865,11 +861,7 @@
     inspectOptions,
   ) {
     if (customInspect in value && typeof value[customInspect] === "function") {
-      try {
-        return String(value[customInspect]());
-      } catch {
-        // pass
-      }
+      return String(value[customInspect]());
     }
     // This non-unique symbol is used to support op_crates, ie.
     // in op_crates/web we don't want to depend on unique "Deno.customInspect"
@@ -880,11 +872,7 @@
       nonUniqueCustomInspect in value &&
       typeof value[nonUniqueCustomInspect] === "function"
     ) {
-      try {
-        return String(value[nonUniqueCustomInspect]());
-      } catch {
-        // pass
-      }
+      return String(value[nonUniqueCustomInspect]());
     }
     if (value instanceof Error) {
       return String(value.stack);