diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalEditorInput.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalEditorInput.ts
index 39db96c8c9080..23e7ea40b6c52 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalEditorInput.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalEditorInput.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export class TerminalEditorInput extends EditorInput {
 	private readonly _terminalInstance: ITerminalInstance;
 
 	get terminalInstance(): ITerminalInstance {
-		return this._terminalInstance!;
+		return this._terminalInstance;
 	}
 
 	get resource(): URI {