diff --git a/fish/config.fish b/fish/config.fish
index 973347b..df64873 100755
--- a/fish/config.fish
+++ b/fish/config.fish
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 set -x BROWSER (which firefox)
-set -x TERM "xterm-256color"
 alias hc=herbstclient
 set fish_greeting ""