diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalInstance.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalInstance.ts
index 4f8a9666bad..9b8ab36873d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalInstance.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalInstance.ts
@@ -1859,10 +1859,6 @@ export class TerminalInstance extends Disposable implements ITerminalInstance {
 
 			this.xterm.raw.resize(cols, rows);
 			TerminalInstance._lastKnownGridDimensions = { cols, rows };
-
-			if (this._isVisible) {
-				this.xterm.forceUnpause();
-			}
 		}
 
 		if (immediate) {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/xterm-private.d.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/xterm-private.d.ts
index def513b7343..f4e1a0b0bbb 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/xterm-private.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/xterm-private.d.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,5 @@ export interface IXtermCore {
 				_renderLayers?: any[];
 			}
 		};
-		_handleIntersectionChange: any;
 	};
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/xterm/xtermTerminal.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/xterm/xtermTerminal.ts
index 47fce3bee4d..663a7fb8b62 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/xterm/xtermTerminal.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/xterm/xtermTerminal.ts
@@ -446,19 +446,6 @@ export class XtermTerminal extends Disposable implements IXtermTerminal, IDetach
 		this._core.viewport?._innerRefresh();
 	}
 
-	forceUnpause() {
-		// HACK: Force the renderer to unpause by simulating an IntersectionObserver event.
-		// This is to fix an issue where dragging the windpow to the top of the screen to
-		// maximize on Windows/Linux would fire an event saying that the terminal was not
-		// visible.
-		if (!!this._canvasAddon) {
-			this._core._renderService?._handleIntersectionChange({ intersectionRatio: 1 });
-			// HACK: Force a refresh of the screen to ensure links are refresh corrected.
-			// This can probably be removed when the above hack is fixed in Chromium.
-			this.raw.refresh(0, this.raw.rows - 1);
-		}
-	}
-
 	async findNext(term: string, searchOptions: ISearchOptions): Promise<boolean> {
 		this._updateFindColors(searchOptions);
 		return (await this._getSearchAddon()).findNext(term, searchOptions);