diff --git a/csi.c b/csi.c
index a7892e9a..a5e19290 100644
--- a/csi.c
+++ b/csi.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ csi_dispatch(struct terminal *term, uint8_t final)
     case 0: {
         switch (final) {
         case 'c':
-            vt_to_slave(term, "\033[?6c", 5);
+            term_to_slave(term, "\033[?6c", 5);
             break;
 
         case 'd': {
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ csi_dispatch(struct terminal *term, uint8_t final)
                     snprintf(reply, sizeof(reply), "\x1b[%d;%dR",
                              term->cursor.row + 1,
                              term->cursor.col + 1);
-                    vt_to_slave(term, reply, strlen(reply));
+                    term_to_slave(term, reply, strlen(reply));
                     break;
                 }
 
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ csi_dispatch(struct terminal *term, uint8_t final)
              */
             char reply[32];
             snprintf(reply, sizeof(reply), "\033[?%u;2$y", param);
-            vt_to_slave(term, reply, strlen(reply));
+            term_to_slave(term, reply, strlen(reply));
             break;
         }
 
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ csi_dispatch(struct terminal *term, uint8_t final)
                     break;
                 }
 
-                vt_to_slave(term, "\033[>41;347;0c", 12);
+                term_to_slave(term, "\033[>41;347;0c", 12);
                 break;
             }
 
diff --git a/input.c b/input.c
index bee51244..40cfa613 100644
--- a/input.c
+++ b/input.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ keyboard_key(void *data, struct wl_keyboard *wl_keyboard, uint32_t serial,
                 info->keypad_keys_mode != term->keypad_keys_mode)
                 continue;
 
-            vt_to_slave(term, info->seq, strlen(info->seq));
+            term_to_slave(term, info->seq, strlen(info->seq));
             found_map = true;
 
             term_reset_view(term);
@@ -314,14 +314,14 @@ keyboard_key(void *data, struct wl_keyboard *wl_keyboard, uint32_t serial,
 
                 char reply[1024];
                 snprintf(reply, sizeof(reply), "\x1b[27;%d;%d~", modify_param, sym);
-                vt_to_slave(term, reply, strlen(reply));
+                term_to_slave(term, reply, strlen(reply));
             }
 
             else {
                 if (effective_mods & alt)
-                    vt_to_slave(term, "\x1b", 1);
+                    term_to_slave(term, "\x1b", 1);
 
-                vt_to_slave(term, buf, count);
+                term_to_slave(term, buf, count);
             }
 
             term_reset_view(term);
diff --git a/osc.c b/osc.c
index e860edcd..6b86be03 100644
--- a/osc.c
+++ b/osc.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ from_clipboard_cb(const char *text, size_t size, void *user)
             assert(chunk != NULL);
             assert(strlen(chunk) == 4);
 
-            vt_to_slave(term, chunk, 4);
+            term_to_slave(term, chunk, 4);
             free(chunk);
 
             ctx->idx = 0;
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ from_clipboard_cb(const char *text, size_t size, void *user)
     char *chunk = base64_encode((const uint8_t *)t, left / 3 * 3);
     assert(chunk != NULL);
     assert(strlen(chunk) % 4 == 0);
-    vt_to_slave(term, chunk, strlen(chunk));
+    term_to_slave(term, chunk, strlen(chunk));
     free(chunk);
 }
 
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ osc_from_clipboard(struct terminal *term, const char *source)
     if (src == 0)
         return;
 
-    vt_to_slave(term, "\033]52;", 5);
-    vt_to_slave(term, &src, 1);
-    vt_to_slave(term, ";", 1);
+    term_to_slave(term, "\033]52;", 5);
+    term_to_slave(term, &src, 1);
+    term_to_slave(term, ";", 1);
 
     struct clip_context ctx = {
         .term = term,
@@ -141,10 +141,10 @@ osc_from_clipboard(struct terminal *term, const char *source)
     if (ctx.idx > 0) {
         char res[4];
         base64_encode_final(ctx.buf, ctx.idx, res);
-        vt_to_slave(term, res, 4);
+        term_to_slave(term, res, 4);
     }
 
-    vt_to_slave(term, "\033\\", 2);
+    term_to_slave(term, "\033\\", 2);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ osc_dispatch(struct terminal *term)
             char reply[32];
             snprintf(reply, sizeof(reply), "\033]4;%u;rgb:%02x/%02x/%02x\033\\",
                      idx, r, g, b);
-            vt_to_slave(term, reply, strlen(reply));
+            term_to_slave(term, reply, strlen(reply));
             break;
         }
 
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ osc_dispatch(struct terminal *term)
                 reply, sizeof(reply), "\033]%u;rgb:%02x/%02x/%02x\033\\",
                 param, r, g, b);
 
-            vt_to_slave(term, reply, strlen(reply));
+            term_to_slave(term, reply, strlen(reply));
             break;
         }
 
diff --git a/selection.c b/selection.c
index d2ed7354..6490fb06 100644
--- a/selection.c
+++ b/selection.c
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ static void
 from_clipboard_cb(const char *data, size_t size, void *user)
 {
     struct terminal *term = user;
-    vt_to_slave(term, data, size);
+    term_to_slave(term, data, size);
 }
 
 void
@@ -544,12 +544,12 @@ selection_from_clipboard(struct terminal *term, uint32_t serial)
         return;
 
     if (term->bracketed_paste)
-        vt_to_slave(term, "\033[200~", 6);
+        term_to_slave(term, "\033[200~", 6);
 
     text_from_clipboard(term, serial, &from_clipboard_cb, term);
 
     if (term->bracketed_paste)
-        vt_to_slave(term, "\033[201~", 6);
+        term_to_slave(term, "\033[201~", 6);
 }
 
 bool
@@ -675,12 +675,12 @@ selection_from_primary(struct terminal *term)
         return;
 
     if (term->bracketed_paste)
-        vt_to_slave(term, "\033[200~", 6);
+        term_to_slave(term, "\033[200~", 6);
 
     text_from_primary(term, &from_clipboard_cb, term);
 
     if (term->bracketed_paste)
-        vt_to_slave(term, "\033[201~", 6);
+        term_to_slave(term, "\033[201~", 6);
 }
 
 #if 0
diff --git a/terminal.c b/terminal.c
index 2a362b70..98a5bcee 100644
--- a/terminal.c
+++ b/terminal.c
@@ -768,6 +768,26 @@ term_reset(struct terminal *term, bool hard)
     term_damage_all(term);
 }
 
+bool
+term_to_slave(struct terminal *term, const void *_data, size_t len)
+{
+    const uint8_t *data = _data;
+    size_t left = len;
+
+    while (left > 0) {
+        ssize_t ret = write(term->ptmx, data, left);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+            LOG_ERRNO("failed to write to client");
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        data += ret;
+        left -= ret;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 void
 term_damage_rows(struct terminal *term, int start, int end)
 {
@@ -1056,7 +1076,7 @@ term_focus_in(struct terminal *term)
 {
     if (!term->focus_events)
         return;
-    vt_to_slave(term, "\033[I", 3);
+    term_to_slave(term, "\033[I", 3);
 }
 
 void
@@ -1064,7 +1084,7 @@ term_focus_out(struct terminal *term)
 {
     if (!term->focus_events)
         return;
-    vt_to_slave(term, "\033[O", 3);
+    term_to_slave(term, "\033[O", 3);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -1138,7 +1158,7 @@ report_mouse_click(struct terminal *term, int encoded_button, int row, int col,
         return;
     }
 
-    vt_to_slave(term, response, strlen(response));
+    term_to_slave(term, response, strlen(response));
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/terminal.h b/terminal.h
index 11571519..22eff5a9 100644
--- a/terminal.h
+++ b/terminal.h
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ bool term_shutdown(struct terminal *term);
 int term_destroy(struct terminal *term);
 
 void term_reset(struct terminal *term, bool hard);
+bool term_to_slave(struct terminal *term, const void *data, size_t len);
 
 void term_damage_rows(struct terminal *term, int start, int end);
 void term_damage_rows_in_view(struct terminal *term, int start, int end);
diff --git a/vt.c b/vt.c
index a2ac1faf..41524857 100644
--- a/vt.c
+++ b/vt.c
@@ -1015,23 +1015,3 @@ vt_from_slave(struct terminal *term, const uint8_t *data, size_t len)
         }
     }
 }
-
-bool
-vt_to_slave(struct terminal *term, const void *_data, size_t len)
-{
-    const uint8_t *data = _data;
-    size_t left = len;
-
-    while (left > 0) {
-        ssize_t ret = write(term->ptmx, data, left);
-        if (ret < 0) {
-            LOG_ERRNO("failed to write to client");
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        data += ret;
-        left -= ret;
-    }
-
-    return true;
-}
diff --git a/vt.h b/vt.h
index 302dc6dc..0e85a75b 100644
--- a/vt.h
+++ b/vt.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "terminal.h"
 
 void vt_from_slave(struct terminal *term, const uint8_t *data, size_t len);
-bool vt_to_slave(struct terminal *term, const void *data, size_t len);
 
 static inline int
 vt_param_get(const struct terminal *term, size_t idx, int default_value)