diff --git a/src/input_common.rs b/src/input_common.rs
index e32576d73..206e30354 100644
--- a/src/input_common.rs
+++ b/src/input_common.rs
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ pub fn update_wait_on_sequence_key_ms(vars: &EnvStack) {
 pub static TERMINAL_PROTOCOLS: MainThread<RefCell<Option<TerminalProtocols>>> =
     MainThread::new(RefCell::new(None));
 
-pub fn terminal_protocols_enable() {
+fn terminal_protocols_enable() {
     assert!(TERMINAL_PROTOCOLS.get().borrow().is_none());
     TERMINAL_PROTOCOLS
         .get()
diff --git a/src/proc.rs b/src/proc.rs
index 5bdf008c7..0acff52eb 100644
--- a/src/proc.rs
+++ b/src/proc.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 use crate::event::{self, Event};
 use crate::flog::{FLOG, FLOGF};
 use crate::global_safety::RelaxedAtomicBool;
-use crate::input_common::terminal_protocols_enable;
 use crate::io::IoChain;
 use crate::job_group::{JobGroup, MaybeJobId};
 use crate::parse_tree::ParsedSourceRef;
@@ -1413,9 +1412,6 @@ fn process_mark_finished_children(parser: &Parser, block_ok: bool) {
             let status = ProcStatus::from_waitpid(statusv);
             handle_child_status(j, proc, &status);
             if status.stopped() {
-                if is_interactive_session() {
-                    terminal_protocols_enable();
-                }
                 j.group().set_is_foreground(false);
             }
             if status.continued() {