diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminalContrib/accessibility/browser/terminal.accessibility.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminalContrib/accessibility/browser/terminal.accessibility.contribution.ts
index 2e604a7cde2..ba012fd2ee0 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminalContrib/accessibility/browser/terminal.accessibility.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminalContrib/accessibility/browser/terminal.accessibility.contribution.ts
@@ -29,9 +29,8 @@ import type { Terminal } from 'xterm';
 import { Position } from 'vs/editor/common/core/position';
 import { ICommandWithEditorLine, TerminalAccessibleBufferProvider } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/terminalContrib/accessibility/browser/terminalAccessibleBufferProvider';
 import { IConfigurationService } from 'vs/platform/configuration/common/configuration';
-import { TerminalSettingId, WindowsShellType } from 'vs/platform/terminal/common/terminal';
+import { TerminalSettingId } from 'vs/platform/terminal/common/terminal';
 import { Event } from 'vs/base/common/event';
-import { isWindows } from 'vs/base/common/platform';
 
 class TextAreaSyncContribution extends DisposableStore implements ITerminalContribution {
 	static readonly ID = 'terminal.textAreaSync';
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ class TextAreaSyncContribution extends DisposableStore implements ITerminalContr
 		super();
 	}
 	xtermReady(xterm: IXtermTerminal & { raw: Terminal }): void {
-		const addon = this._instantiationService.createInstance(TextAreaSyncAddon, isWindows ? this._instance.shellType as WindowsShellType : undefined, this._instance.capabilities);
+		const addon = this._instantiationService.createInstance(TextAreaSyncAddon, this._instance.capabilities);
 		xterm.raw.loadAddon(addon);
 		addon.activate(xterm.raw);
 	}
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ export class TerminalAccessibleViewContribution extends Disposable implements IT
 		}));
 	}
 	xtermReady(xterm: IXtermTerminal & { raw: Terminal }): void {
-		const addon = this._instantiationService.createInstance(TextAreaSyncAddon, isWindows ? this._instance.shellType as WindowsShellType : undefined, this._instance.capabilities);
+		const addon = this._instantiationService.createInstance(TextAreaSyncAddon, this._instance.capabilities);
 		xterm.raw.loadAddon(addon);
 		addon.activate(xterm.raw);
 		this._xterm = xterm;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminalContrib/accessibility/browser/textAreaSyncAddon.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminalContrib/accessibility/browser/textAreaSyncAddon.ts
index 2c06d1be7bd..2f9cda97bee 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminalContrib/accessibility/browser/textAreaSyncAddon.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminalContrib/accessibility/browser/textAreaSyncAddon.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import { Disposable, DisposableStore, MutableDisposable } from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle';
 import { IAccessibilityService } from 'vs/platform/accessibility/common/accessibility';
 import { ITerminalCapabilityStore, TerminalCapability } from 'vs/platform/terminal/common/capabilities/capabilities';
-import { ITerminalLogService, WindowsShellType } from 'vs/platform/terminal/common/terminal';
+import { ITerminalLogService } from 'vs/platform/terminal/common/terminal';
 import type { Terminal, ITerminalAddon } from 'xterm';
 import { debounce } from 'vs/base/common/decorators';
 import { addDisposableListener } from 'vs/base/browser/dom';
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export class TextAreaSyncAddon extends Disposable implements ITerminalAddon {
 	}
 
 	constructor(
-		private readonly _windowsShell: WindowsShellType | undefined,
 		private readonly _capabilities: ITerminalCapabilityStore,
 		@IAccessibilityService private readonly _accessibilityService: IAccessibilityService,
 		@ITerminalLogService private readonly _logService: ITerminalLogService
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ export class TextAreaSyncAddon extends Disposable implements ITerminalAddon {
 		}
 		const commandCapability = this._capabilities.get(TerminalCapability.CommandDetection);
 		const currentCommand = commandCapability?.currentCommand;
-		if (!currentCommand || (this._windowsShell && (this._windowsShell === 'pwsh' && !currentCommand.command?.includes('PS')) || (this._windowsShell === 'cmd' && !currentCommand.command?.includes('C:')))) {
+		if (!currentCommand) {
 			this._logService.debug(`TextAreaSyncAddon#updateCommandAndCursor: no current command`);
 			return;
 		}