diff --git a/utilities.js b/utilities.js
index dd589f3..d4c9731 100644
--- a/utilities.js
+++ b/utilities.js
@@ -79,17 +79,7 @@ export class StdinDiscarder {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		const {stdin} = process;
-		const wasPaused = stdin.isPaused();
-
 		this.#rl.close();
-
-		// Keep stdin unpaused across the readline close if it is already
-		// unpaused. See #209 for more details.
-		if (!wasPaused && stdin.isPaused()) {
-			stdin.resume();
-		}
-
 		this.#rl = undefined;
 	}
 }