diff --git a/pkg/commands/oscommands/cmd_obj_runner.go b/pkg/commands/oscommands/cmd_obj_runner.go
index 23ec47070..296850e32 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/oscommands/cmd_obj_runner.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/oscommands/cmd_obj_runner.go
@@ -220,9 +220,6 @@ func (self *cmdObjRunner) runAndStreamAux(
 	cmdObj ICmdObj,
 	onRun func(*cmdHandler, io.Writer),
 ) error {
-	// if we're streaming this we don't want any fancy terminal stuff
-	cmdObj.AddEnvVars("TERM=dumb")
-
 	cmdWriter := self.guiIO.newCmdWriterFn()
 
 	if cmdObj.ShouldLog() {