diff --git a/virtcontainers/shim.go b/virtcontainers/shim.go
index 8ec7458b6e..d0c891dd5b 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/shim.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/shim.go
@@ -208,9 +208,6 @@ func startShim(args []string, params ShimParams) (int, error) {
 		cmd.Stderr = f
 		// Create Session
 		cmd.SysProcAttr.Setsid = true
-		// Set Controlling terminal to Ctty
-		cmd.SysProcAttr.Setctty = true
-		cmd.SysProcAttr.Ctty = int(f.Fd())
 	}
 	defer func() {
 		if f != nil {