diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/external/highlighter.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/external/highlighter.rs
index 8044fab3..0e681b96 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/external/highlighter.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/external/highlighter.rs
@@ -97,14 +97,8 @@ impl Highlighter {
 		}
 
 		if plain {
-			if after.iter().any(|l| l.contains('\x1b')) {
-				let bytes = after.join("").bytes().collect::<Vec<_>>();
-				use ansi_to_tui::IntoText;
-				bytes.into_text().map_err(|e| PeekError::Unexpected(e.to_string()))
-			} else {
-				let indent = " ".repeat(PREVIEW.tab_size as usize);
-				Ok(Text::from(after.join("").replace('\t', &indent)))
-			}
+			let indent = " ".repeat(PREVIEW.tab_size as usize);
+			Ok(Text::from(after.join("").replace('\t', &indent)))
 		} else {
 			Self::highlight_with(before, after, syntax.unwrap()).await
 		}