diff --git a/src/shims/env.rs b/src/shims/env.rs
index 1e655ca821d8..cb47e2d79fef 100644
--- a/src/shims/env.rs
+++ b/src/shims/env.rs
@@ -18,14 +18,8 @@ pub struct EnvVars {
 impl EnvVars {
     pub(crate) fn init<'mir, 'tcx>(
         ecx: &mut InterpCx<'mir, 'tcx, Evaluator<'tcx>>,
-        mut excluded_env_vars: Vec<String>,
+        excluded_env_vars: Vec<String>,
     ) {
-        // FIXME: this can be removed when we fix the behavior of the `close` shim for macos.
-        if ecx.tcx.sess.target.target.target_os.to_lowercase() != "linux" {
-            // Exclude `TERM` var to avoid terminfo trying to open the termcap file.
-            excluded_env_vars.push("TERM".to_owned());
-        }
-
         if ecx.machine.communicate {
             for (name, value) in env::vars() {
                 if !excluded_env_vars.contains(&name) {