diff --git a/render.c b/render.c
index 2bfe36e8..13d348f3 100644
--- a/render.c
+++ b/render.c
@@ -4508,9 +4508,6 @@ fdm_hook_refresh_pending_terminals(struct fdm *fdm, void *data)
 void
 render_refresh_title(struct terminal *term)
 {
-    if (term->render.title.is_armed)
-        return;
-
     struct timespec now;
     if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now) < 0)
         return;
diff --git a/terminal.c b/terminal.c
index f93e7abc..7ace10ef 100644
--- a/terminal.c
+++ b/terminal.c
@@ -622,7 +622,6 @@ fdm_title_update_timeout(struct fdm *fdm, int fd, int events, void *data)
 
     struct itimerspec reset = {{0}};
     timerfd_settime(term->render.title.timer_fd, 0, &reset, NULL);
-    term->render.title.is_armed = false;
 
     render_refresh_title(term);
     return true;
@@ -1209,7 +1208,6 @@ term_init(const struct config *conf, struct fdm *fdm, struct reaper *reaper,
             .scrollback_lines = conf->scrollback.lines,
             .app_sync_updates.timer_fd = app_sync_updates_fd,
             .title = {
-                .is_armed = false,
                 .timer_fd = title_update_fd,
             },
             .workers = {
diff --git a/terminal.h b/terminal.h
index 9e003502..7b743c09 100644
--- a/terminal.h
+++ b/terminal.h
@@ -603,7 +603,6 @@ struct terminal {
 
         struct {
             struct timespec last_update;
-            bool is_armed;
             int timer_fd;
         } title;