diff --git a/environ.c b/environ.c
index fb1c4902..0b4b3c31 100644
--- a/environ.c
+++ b/environ.c
@@ -263,11 +263,6 @@ environ_for_session(struct session *s, int no_TERM)
 		environ_set(env, "TERM_PROGRAM", 0, "%s", "tmux");
 		environ_set(env, "TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION", 0, "%s", getversion());
 		environ_set(env, "COLORTERM", 0, "truecolor");
-	} else {
-		environ_unset(env, "TERM");
-		environ_unset(env, "TERM_PROGRAM");
-		environ_unset(env, "TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION");
-		environ_unset(env, "COLORTERM");
 	}
 
 	if (s != NULL)