diff --git a/src/rpcclient/rpcclient/client.py b/src/rpcclient/rpcclient/client.py
index 42444521..914feaee 100644
--- a/src/rpcclient/rpcclient/client.py
+++ b/src/rpcclient/rpcclient/client.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import ast
-import atexit
 import builtins
 import contextlib
 import logging
@@ -387,7 +386,6 @@ def _prepare_terminal(self):
             return
         fd = sys.stdin
         self._old_settings = termios.tcgetattr(fd)
-        atexit.register(self._restore_terminal)
         tty.setraw(fd)
 
     def _recvall(self, size: int) -> bytes: