diff --git a/src/libs/utils/terminalprocess.cpp b/src/libs/utils/terminalprocess.cpp
index 91423539a33..0070a4db2c2 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/terminalprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/terminalprocess.cpp
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ namespace Internal {
 static QString modeOption(TerminalMode m)
 {
     switch (m) {
-    case TerminalMode::Pty:
-        return "pty";
     case TerminalMode::Run:
         return "run";
     case TerminalMode::Debug: