diff --git a/termite.cc b/termite.cc
index 836ee36..5d40748 100644
--- a/termite.cc
+++ b/termite.cc
@@ -1592,7 +1592,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     char **env = g_get_environ();
     env = g_environ_setenv(env, "WINDOWID", xid_s, TRUE);
     env = g_environ_setenv(env, "TERM", term, TRUE);
-    env = g_environ_setenv(env, "VTE_VERSION", "3405", TRUE);
 
     GPid child_pid;
     if (vte_terminal_spawn_sync(vte, VTE_PTY_DEFAULT, nullptr, command_argv, env,