diff --git a/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs b/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
index de83d54d91..7ef481d79c 100644
--- a/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
+++ b/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
@@ -345,10 +345,6 @@ impl TerminalBuilder {
             alacritty_terminal::tty::Options {
                 shell: alac_shell,
                 working_directory: working_directory.clone(),
-                #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
-                hold: !matches!(shell.clone(), Shell::System),
-                // with hold: true, macOS gets tasks stuck on ctrl-c interrupts periodically
-                #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
                 hold: false,
                 env: env.into_iter().collect(),
             }
diff --git a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
index 4a1af6b7fa..300510c8be 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
@@ -1014,9 +1014,8 @@ fn open_settings_file(
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use anyhow::anyhow;
     use assets::Assets;
-    use collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
+    use collections::HashSet;
     use editor::{display_map::DisplayRow, scroll::Autoscroll, DisplayPoint, Editor};
     use gpui::{
         actions, Action, AnyWindowHandle, AppContext, AssetSource, BorrowAppContext, Entity,
@@ -1030,7 +1029,6 @@ mod tests {
         path::{Path, PathBuf},
         time::Duration,
     };
-    use task::{HideStrategy, RevealStrategy, Shell, SpawnInTerminal};
     use theme::{ThemeRegistry, ThemeSettings};
     use workspace::{
         item::{Item, ItemHandle},
@@ -3356,88 +3354,6 @@ mod tests {
         cx.run_until_parked();
     }
 
-    #[gpui::test]
-    async fn test_spawn_terminal_task_real_fs(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
-        let mut app_state = cx.update(|cx| AppState::test(cx));
-        let state = Arc::get_mut(&mut app_state).unwrap();
-        state.fs = Arc::new(fs::RealFs::default());
-        let app_state = init_test_with_state(cx, app_state);
-
-        cx.executor().allow_parking();
-        let project_root = util::test::temp_tree(json!({
-            "sample.txt": ""
-        }));
-
-        let spawn_in_terminal = SpawnInTerminal {
-            command: "echo SAMPLE-OUTPUT".to_string(),
-            cwd: None,
-            env: HashMap::default(),
-            id: task::TaskId(String::from("sample-id")),
-            full_label: String::from("sample-full_label"),
-            label: String::from("sample-label"),
-            args: vec![],
-            command_label: String::from("sample-command_label"),
-            use_new_terminal: false,
-            allow_concurrent_runs: false,
-            reveal: RevealStrategy::Always,
-            hide: HideStrategy::Never,
-            shell: Shell::System,
-        };
-        let project = Project::test(app_state.fs.clone(), [project_root.path()], cx).await;
-        let window = cx.add_window(|cx| Workspace::test_new(project, cx));
-        cx.run_until_parked();
-        cx.update(|cx| {
-            window
-                .update(cx, |_workspace, cx| {
-                    cx.emit(workspace::Event::SpawnTask(Box::new(spawn_in_terminal)));
-                })
-                .unwrap();
-        });
-        cx.run_until_parked();
-
-        run_until(|| {
-            cx.update(|cx| {
-                window
-                    .read_with(cx, |workspace, cx| {
-                        let terminal = workspace
-                            .project()
-                            .read(cx)
-                            .local_terminal_handles()
-                            .first()
-                            .unwrap()
-                            .upgrade()
-                            .unwrap()
-                            .read(cx);
-                        terminal
-                            .last_n_non_empty_lines(99)
-                            .join("")
-                            .contains("SAMPLE-OUTPUT")
-                    })
-                    .unwrap()
-            })
-        })
-        .await;
-    }
-
-    async fn run_until(predicate: impl Fn() -> bool) {
-        let timer = async { smol::Timer::after(std::time::Duration::from_secs(3)).await };
-
-        use futures::FutureExt as _;
-        use smol::future::FutureExt as _;
-
-        async {
-            loop {
-                if predicate() {
-                    return Ok(());
-                }
-                smol::Timer::after(std::time::Duration::from_millis(10)).await;
-            }
-        }
-        .race(timer.map(|_| Err(anyhow!("condition timed out"))))
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-    }
-
     pub(crate) fn init_test(cx: &mut TestAppContext) -> Arc<AppState> {
         init_test_with_state(cx, cx.update(|cx| AppState::test(cx)))
     }