diff --git a/python_files/pythonrc.py b/python_files/pythonrc.py
index cb2d7f22f429..d016cba4f5c5 100644
--- a/python_files/pythonrc.py
+++ b/python_files/pythonrc.py
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ def _initialize():
     if sys.version_info >= (3, 13):
         import re
 
-        import _pyrepl.simple_interact
         import _pyrepl.utils
 
-        _pyrepl.utils.ANSI_ESCAPE_SEQUENCE = re.compile(
-            r"\x1b(?:\[[ -@]*[A-~]|\][^\x1b\x07]*(?:\x07|\x1b\\))"
-        )
+        _ansi_escape_sequence = re.compile(r"\x1b(?:\[[ -@]*[A-~]|\][^\x1b\x07]*(?:\x07|\x1b\\))")
+        _pyrepl.utils.ANSI_ESCAPE_SEQUENCE = _ansi_escape_sequence
+
+        # Import again to ensure the module is loaded after patching the ANSI_ESCAPE_SEQUENCE
+        import _pyrepl.simple_interact
 
         # Patch _pyrepl.simple_interact.multiline_input to ensure prompts are strings
         _original_multiline_input = _pyrepl.simple_interact.multiline_input
diff --git a/python_files/tests/test_shell_integration.py b/python_files/tests/test_shell_integration.py
index 49646e3e5cb3..a25672531696 100644
--- a/python_files/tests/test_shell_integration.py
+++ b/python_files/tests/test_shell_integration.py
@@ -115,6 +115,18 @@ def test_replacement_regex_preserves_csi_handling():
     )
 
 
+def test_replacement_regex_is_imported_by_pyrepl_modules():
+    if sys.version_info < (3, 15):
+        return
+
+    pyrepl_reader = importlib.import_module("_pyrepl.reader")
+    pyrepl_render = importlib.import_module("_pyrepl.render")
+
+    assert pyrepl_reader.ANSI_ESCAPE_SEQUENCE.sub("", "\x1b]633;A\x07>>> ") == ">>> "
+    assert pyrepl_render.ANSI_ESCAPE_SEQUENCE.sub("", "\x1b]633;A\x07>>> ") == ">>> "
+    assert pyrepl_render.RenderLine.from_rendered_text("\x1b]633;A\x07>>> ").width == 4
+
+
 def test_pyrepl_multiline_input_converts_prompts_to_strings(monkeypatch):
     if sys.version_info < (3, 13):
         return