diff --git a/functions/_tide_item_status.fish b/functions/_tide_item_status.fish
index fa74851..3e2efe7 100644
--- a/functions/_tide_item_status.fish
+++ b/functions/_tide_item_status.fish
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 function _tide_item_status
     if string match --quiet --invert 0 $_tide_last_pipestatus # If there is a failure anywhere in the pipestatus
         if test "$_tide_last_pipestatus" = 1 # If simple failure
-            if test "$tide_status_always_display" = true
+            if not contains prompt_char $tide_left_prompt_items
                 set -g tide_status_bg_color $tide_status_failure_bg_color
                 set_color $tide_status_failure_color
                 printf '%s' $tide_status_failure_icon' ' 1
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function _tide_item_status
 
             fish_status_to_signal $_tide_last_pipestatus | string replace SIG '' | string join '|'
         end
-    else if test "$tide_status_always_display" = true
+    else if not contains prompt_char $tide_left_prompt_items
         set -g tide_status_bg_color $tide_status_success_bg_color
         set_color $tide_status_success_color
         printf '%s' $tide_status_success_icon
diff --git a/functions/tide/configure/choices/all/finish.fish b/functions/tide/configure/choices/all/finish.fish
index 36e670c..9bcc8b1 100644
--- a/functions/tide/configure/choices/all/finish.fish
+++ b/functions/tide/configure/choices/all/finish.fish
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ function _tide_finish
     if contains prompt_char $fake_tide_left_prompt_items
         _find_and_remove vi_mode fake_tide_right_prompt_items
     else
-        set fake_tide_status_always_display true # Without a prompt_char, the user won't know if a command failed/succeeded
-
         # If no prompt_char, insert vi_mode
         _find_and_remove vi_mode fake_tide_right_prompt_items
         if contains time $fake_tide_right_prompt_items
diff --git a/functions/tide/configure/configs/classic.fish b/functions/tide/configure/configs/classic.fish
index ebec8ad..3e5fc23 100644
--- a/functions/tide/configure/configs/classic.fish
+++ b/functions/tide/configure/configs/classic.fish
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ tide_chruby_icon ''
 tide_rust_bg_color 444444
 tide_rust_color 00AFAF
 tide_rust_icon ''
-tide_status_always_display false
 tide_status_failure_bg_color 444444
 tide_status_failure_color D70000
 tide_status_failure_icon '✘'
diff --git a/functions/tide/configure/configs/lean.fish b/functions/tide/configure/configs/lean.fish
index 8c427d5..0173ed5 100644
--- a/functions/tide/configure/configs/lean.fish
+++ b/functions/tide/configure/configs/lean.fish
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ tide_chruby_icon ''
 tide_rust_bg_color normal
 tide_rust_color 00AFAF
 tide_rust_icon ''
-tide_status_always_display false
 tide_status_failure_bg_color normal
 tide_status_failure_color D70000
 tide_status_failure_icon '✘'
diff --git a/functions/tide/configure/configs/rainbow.fish b/functions/tide/configure/configs/rainbow.fish
index 1ae2d36..064c668 100644
--- a/functions/tide/configure/configs/rainbow.fish
+++ b/functions/tide/configure/configs/rainbow.fish
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ tide_chruby_icon ''
 tide_rust_bg_color FF8700
 tide_rust_color 2E3436
 tide_rust_icon ''
-tide_status_always_display false
 tide_status_failure_bg_color CC0000
 tide_status_failure_color FFFF00
 tide_status_failure_icon '✘'
diff --git a/tests/_tide_item_status.test.fish b/tests/_tide_item_status.test.fish
index 9c219f6..cba5a0d 100644
--- a/tests/_tide_item_status.test.fish
+++ b/tests/_tide_item_status.test.fish
@@ -5,42 +5,11 @@ function _status
     _tide_decolor (_tide_item_status)
 end
 
-
-set -lx tide_status_success_icon
-set -lx tide_status_failure_icon
-
-true | false
-_status # CHECK: 0|1
-
-false | true
-_status # CHECK: 1|0
-
 set -lx tide_status_success_icon '✔'
 set -lx tide_status_failure_icon '✘'
 
-
-set -lx tide_status_always_display false
-
-true
-_status # CHECK:
-
-false
-_status # CHECK:
-
-true | false
-_status # CHECK: ✘ 0|1
-
-true | true
-_status # CHECK:
-
-false | true
-_status # CHECK: ✔ 1|0
-
-false | false
-_status # CHECK: ✘ 1|1
-
-
-set -lx tide_status_always_display true
+# Without prompt_char
+set -lx tide_left_prompt_items
 
 true
 _status # CHECK: ✔
@@ -59,3 +28,24 @@ _status # CHECK: ✔ 1|0
 
 false | false
 _status # CHECK: ✘ 1|1
+
+# With prompt_char
+set -lx tide_left_prompt_items prompt_char
+
+true
+_status # CHECK:
+
+false
+_status # CHECK:
+
+true | false
+_status # CHECK: ✘ 0|1
+
+true | true
+_status # CHECK:
+
+false | true
+_status # CHECK: ✔ 1|0
+
+false | false
+_status # CHECK: ✘ 1|1