diff --git a/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.cpp
index defa019b3f3..96dffcb65f7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.cpp
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ void TerminalWidget::setupActions()
     ActionBuilder closeAction(this, Core::Constants::CLOSE);
     closeAction.setContext(m_context);
     closeAction.addOnTriggered(this, &TerminalWidget::closeTerminal);
-    m_close = make_registered(closeAction);
+    // We do not register the close action, as we want it to be blocked if the keyboard is locked.
 
     ActionBuilder clearTerminalAction(this, Constants::CLEAR_TERMINAL);
     clearTerminalAction.setContext(m_context);
diff --git a/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.h b/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.h
index 8167e2afe3d..acba039ba96 100644
--- a/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/terminal/terminalwidget.h
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ private:
     RegisteredAction m_selectAll;
     RegisteredAction m_moveCursorWordLeft;
     RegisteredAction m_moveCursorWordRight;
-    RegisteredAction m_close;
 
     Internal::ShortcutMap m_shortcutMap;