diff --git a/ale_linters/vala/vala_lint.vim b/ale_linters/vala/vala_lint.vim
index 0940f294..b0c86fcc 100644
--- a/ale_linters/vala/vala_lint.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/vala/vala_lint.vim
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ function! ale_linters#vala#vala_lint#Handle(buffer, lines) abort
     for l:line in a:lines
         " remove color escape sequences since vala-lint doesn't support
         " output without colors
-        let l:cleaned_line = substitute(l:line, '\x1b\[[0-9;]*m', '', 'g')
-        execute 'echo l:line'
-        execute 'echo l:cleaned_line'
+        let l:cleaned_line = substitute(l:line, '\e\[[0-9;]\+[mK]', '', 'g')
         let l:match = matchlist(l:cleaned_line, l:pattern)
 
         if len(l:match) == 0