diff --git a/src/Application.vala b/src/Application.vala
index c239b3f6ac..fd21c3401a 100644
--- a/src/Application.vala
+++ b/src/Application.vala
@@ -169,9 +169,6 @@ public class Terminal.Application : Gtk.Application {
 
             if (terminal == null) {
                 return;
-            } else if (!terminal.is_init_complete ()) {
-                terminal.set_init_complete ();
-                return;
             }
 
             var notification_title = _("Process completed");
diff --git a/src/Widgets/TerminalWidget.vala b/src/Widgets/TerminalWidget.vala
index 9ff091a75b..32c9644960 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/TerminalWidget.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/TerminalWidget.vala
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ namespace Terminal {
         public string current_working_directory { get; private set; default = "";}
         public string program_string { get; set; default = ""; }
         static int terminal_id_counter = 0;
-        private bool init_complete;
         public bool resized {get; set;}
         public TabState tab_state { get; set; default = NONE; }
 
@@ -145,7 +144,6 @@ namespace Terminal {
         construct {
             pointer_autohide = true;
             terminal_id = "%i".printf (terminal_id_counter++);
-            init_complete = false;
 
             update_audible_bell ();
             update_cursor_shape ();
@@ -1025,14 +1023,6 @@ namespace Terminal {
             font_scale = 1.0;
         }
 
-        public bool is_init_complete () {
-            return init_complete;
-        }
-
-        public void set_init_complete () {
-            init_complete = true;
-        }
-
         private bool on_drop (Value val, double x, double y) {
             var uris = Uri.list_extract_uris (val.dup_string ());
             string path;