diff --git a/src/termio/Exec.zig b/src/termio/Exec.zig
index 423ebfa28..ec5d3ffc0 100644
--- a/src/termio/Exec.zig
+++ b/src/termio/Exec.zig
@@ -857,6 +857,8 @@ const Subprocess = struct {
         }
 
         // Don't leak these environment variables to child processes.
+        env.remove("VTE_VERSION");
+
         if (comptime build_config.app_runtime == .gtk) {
             env.remove("GDK_DEBUG");
             env.remove("GDK_DISABLE");