diff --git a/src/basic/terminal-util.c b/src/basic/terminal-util.c
index 0c9f52685b..2106d0db8c 100644
--- a/src/basic/terminal-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/terminal-util.c
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@
 #include "time-util.h"
 #include "utf8.h"
 
-#define ANSI_RESET_CURSOR                          \
-        "\033?25h"     /* turn on cursor */        \
-        "\033?12l"     /* reset cursor blinking */ \
-        "\033 1q"      /* reset cursor style */
-
 /* How much to wait for a reply to a terminal sequence */
 #define CONSOLE_REPLY_WAIT_USEC  (333 * USEC_PER_MSEC)
 
@@ -857,7 +852,6 @@ int vt_disallocate(const char *tty_path) {
                 return fd2;
 
         return loop_write_full(fd2,
-                               ANSI_RESET_CURSOR
                                "\033[r"   /* clear scrolling region */
                                "\033[H"   /* move home */
                                "\033[3J"  /* clear screen including scrollback, requires Linux 2.6.40 */
@@ -974,7 +968,6 @@ static int terminal_reset_ansi_seq(int fd) {
                 return log_debug_errno(r, "Failed to set terminal to non-blocking mode: %m");
 
         k = loop_write_full(fd,
-                            ANSI_RESET_CURSOR
                             "\033[!p"      /* soft terminal reset */
                             "\033]104\007" /* reset colors */
                             "\033[?7h"     /* enable line-wrapping */