diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tool_lifecycle.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tool_lifecycle.rs
index f080d33613..962af9eefa 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tool_lifecycle.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tool_lifecycle.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ impl ChatWidget {
     pub(super) fn on_image_generation_begin(&mut self) {
         self.record_visible_turn_activity();
         self.flush_answer_stream_with_separator();
-        self.status_state.terminal_title_status_kind = TerminalTitleStatusKind::Working;
         self.set_status_header(String::from("Generating image"));
         self.request_redraw();
     }