diff --git a/src/bin/dosh-client.rs b/src/bin/dosh-client.rs
index dfd3721..e430ee9 100644
--- a/src/bin/dosh-client.rs
+++ b/src/bin/dosh-client.rs
@@ -601,7 +601,6 @@ async fn run_terminal(
     let addr = resolve_addr(&cred.udp_host, cred.udp_port)?;
     let mut send_seq = 2u64;
     let mut last_packet_at = Instant::now();
-    let mut status_visible = false;
     let mut status_tick = tokio::time::interval(Duration::from_secs(1));
     let mut resize_tick = tokio::time::interval(Duration::from_millis(250));
     let mut last_size = size().unwrap_or((80, 24));
@@ -671,10 +670,6 @@ async fn run_terminal(
             recv = socket.recv_from(&mut recv_buf) => {
                 let (n, _) = recv?;
                 last_packet_at = Instant::now();
-                if status_visible {
-                    clear_status_bar()?;
-                    status_visible = false;
-                }
                 let packet = protocol::decode(&recv_buf[..n])?;
                 match packet.header.kind {
                     PacketKind::Frame | PacketKind::ResumeOk => {
@@ -698,12 +693,6 @@ async fn run_terminal(
             _ = status_tick.tick() => {
                 let stale = last_packet_at.elapsed();
                 if stale >= Duration::from_secs(2) {
-                    draw_status_bar(&format!(
-                        "DOSH disconnected for {}s | session {} | trying UDP",
-                        stale.as_secs(),
-                        cred.session
-                    ))?;
-                    status_visible = true;
                     let packet = protocol::encode_encrypted(
                         PacketKind::Ping,
                         cred.client_id,
@@ -788,24 +777,6 @@ fn render_frame(frame: &Frame) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn draw_status_bar(message: &str) -> Result<()> {
-    let mut stdout = std::io::stdout();
-    write!(
-        stdout,
-        "\x1b7\x1b[1;1H\x1b[44;97m\x1b[K {} \x1b[0m\x1b8",
-        message
-    )?;
-    stdout.flush()?;
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-fn clear_status_bar() -> Result<()> {
-    let mut stdout = std::io::stdout();
-    stdout.write_all(b"\x1b7\x1b[1;1H\x1b[K\x1b8")?;
-    stdout.flush()?;
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 fn cache_path(root: &str, server: &str, session: &str, mode: &str) -> std::path::PathBuf {
     let safe = format!("{server}_{session}_{mode}")
         .chars()