diff --git a/dotfiles/lib/shellenv/exports.sh b/dotfiles/lib/shellenv/exports.sh
index 1c550380..0795e140 100644
--- a/dotfiles/lib/shellenv/exports.sh
+++ b/dotfiles/lib/shellenv/exports.sh
@@ -28,8 +28,4 @@ export GO15VENDOREXPERIMENT=1
 
 if [[ $TERM == "dumb" ]]; then
     export PS1='$ '
-elif [[ $COLORTERM = gnome-* && $TERM = xterm ]] && infocmp gnome-256color >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    export TERM=gnome-256color
-elif infocmp xterm-256color >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    export TERM=xterm-256color
 fi