diff --git a/vmm/src/vm.rs b/vmm/src/vm.rs
index 0633c317d..a61baaee6 100644
--- a/vmm/src/vm.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/vm.rs
@@ -141,9 +141,6 @@ pub enum Error {
     #[error("Cannot setup terminal in raw mode: {0}")]
     SetTerminalRaw(#[source] vmm_sys_util::errno::Error),
 
-    #[error("Cannot setup terminal in canonical mode.: {0}")]
-    SetTerminalCanon(#[source] vmm_sys_util::errno::Error),
-
     #[error("Cannot spawn a signal handler thread: {0}")]
     SignalHandlerSpawn(#[source] io::Error),
 
@@ -1205,15 +1202,6 @@ impl Vm {
 
         state.valid_transition(new_state)?;
 
-        if self.on_tty {
-            // Don't forget to set the terminal in canonical mode
-            // before to exit.
-            io::stdin()
-                .lock()
-                .set_canon_mode()
-                .map_err(Error::SetTerminalCanon)?;
-        }
-
         // Wake up the DeviceManager threads so they will get terminated cleanly
         self.device_manager
             .lock()