diff --git a/docs/manpages/virsh.rst b/docs/manpages/virsh.rst
index 37c63f5962..fa038e4547 100644
--- a/docs/manpages/virsh.rst
+++ b/docs/manpages/virsh.rst
@@ -326,8 +326,6 @@ Will change current directory to *directory*.  The default directory
 for the ``cd`` command is the home directory or, if there is no *HOME*
 variable in the environment, the root directory.
 
-This command is only available in interactive mode.
-
 
 pwd
 ---
diff --git a/tools/vsh.c b/tools/vsh.c
index 7305160ed9..2805574ec6 100644
--- a/tools/vsh.c
+++ b/tools/vsh.c
@@ -3207,11 +3207,6 @@ cmdCd(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd)
     const char *dir = NULL;
     g_autofree char *dir_malloced = NULL;
 
-    if (!ctl->imode) {
-        vshError(ctl, "%s", _("cd: command valid only in interactive mode"));
-        return false;
-    }
-
     if (vshCommandOptStringQuiet(ctl, cmd, "dir", &dir) <= 0)
         dir = dir_malloced = virGetUserDirectory();
     if (!dir)