diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/task.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/task.contribution.ts
index 13662e26c6a78..e5032fab2817d 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/task.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/task.contribution.ts
@@ -505,11 +505,6 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 			default: 'on',
 			restricted: true
 		},
-		[TaskSettingId.ShowDecorations]: {
-			type: 'boolean',
-			markdownDescription: nls.localize('task.showDecorations', "Shows decorations at points of interest in the terminal buffer such as the first problem found via a watch task. Note that this will only take effect for future tasks. {0} will take precedence over this setting", '`#terminal.integrated.shellIntegration.decorationsEnabled#`'),
-			default: true
-		},
 		[TaskSettingId.Reconnection]: {
 			type: 'boolean',
 			description: nls.localize('task.reconnection', "On window reload, reconnect to tasks that have problem matchers."),
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/terminalTaskSystem.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/terminalTaskSystem.ts
index 3f97445abc5fa..5034f8a807e50 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/terminalTaskSystem.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/terminalTaskSystem.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import { IViewDescriptorService, IViewsService, ViewContainerLocation } from 'vs
 import { TaskTerminalStatus } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/taskTerminalStatus';
 import { ProblemCollectorEventKind, ProblemHandlingStrategy, StartStopProblemCollector, WatchingProblemCollector } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/common/problemCollectors';
 import { GroupKind } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/common/taskConfiguration';
-import { CommandOptions, CommandString, ContributedTask, CustomTask, DependsOrder, ICommandConfiguration, IConfigurationProperties, IExtensionTaskSource, InMemoryTask, IPresentationOptions, IShellConfiguration, IShellQuotingOptions, ITaskEvent, PanelKind, RevealKind, RevealProblemKind, RuntimeType, ShellQuoting, Task, TaskEvent, TaskEventKind, TaskScope, TaskSettingId, TaskSourceKind } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/common/tasks';
+import { CommandOptions, CommandString, ContributedTask, CustomTask, DependsOrder, ICommandConfiguration, IConfigurationProperties, IExtensionTaskSource, InMemoryTask, IPresentationOptions, IShellConfiguration, IShellQuotingOptions, ITaskEvent, PanelKind, RevealKind, RevealProblemKind, RuntimeType, ShellQuoting, Task, TaskEvent, TaskEventKind, TaskScope, TaskSourceKind } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/common/tasks';
 import { ITaskService } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/common/taskService';
 import { IResolvedVariables, IResolveSet, ITaskExecuteResult, ITaskResolver, ITaskSummary, ITaskSystem, ITaskSystemInfo, ITaskSystemInfoResolver, ITaskTerminateResponse, TaskError, TaskErrors, TaskExecuteKind, Triggers } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/common/taskSystem';
 import { ITerminalGroupService, ITerminalInstance, ITerminalService } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminal';
@@ -215,9 +215,6 @@ export class TerminalTaskSystem extends Disposable implements ITaskSystem {
 	private _reconnectedTerminals: ITerminalInstance[] | undefined;
 
 	taskShellIntegrationStartSequence(cwd: string | URI | undefined): string {
-		if (!this._configurationService.getValue(TaskSettingId.ShowDecorations)) {
-			return '';
-		}
 		return (
 			VSCodeSequence(VSCodeOscPt.PromptStart) +
 			VSCodeSequence(VSCodeOscPt.Property, `${VSCodeOscProperty.Task}=True`) +
@@ -229,9 +226,6 @@ export class TerminalTaskSystem extends Disposable implements ITaskSystem {
 		);
 	}
 	get taskShellIntegrationOutputSequence(): string {
-		if (!this._configurationService.getValue(TaskSettingId.ShowDecorations)) {
-			return '';
-		}
 		return VSCodeSequence(VSCodeOscPt.CommandExecuted);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/xterm/decorationAddon.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/xterm/decorationAddon.ts
index 6f432d65c43a3..bb8d82f88ab12 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/xterm/decorationAddon.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/xterm/decorationAddon.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import { CommandInvalidationReason, ICommandDetectionCapability, IMarkProperties
 import { TerminalSettingId } from 'vs/platform/terminal/common/terminal';
 import { IColorTheme, IThemeService, registerThemingParticipant } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/themeService';
 import { ThemeIcon } from 'vs/base/common/themables';
-import { TaskSettingId } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/common/tasks';
 import { terminalDecorationError, terminalDecorationIncomplete, terminalDecorationMark, terminalDecorationSuccess } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalIcons';
 import { DecorationSelector, TerminalDecorationHoverManager, updateLayout } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/xterm/decorationStyles';
 import { ITerminalCommand } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminal';
@@ -64,8 +63,6 @@ export class DecorationAddon extends Disposable implements ITerminalAddon {
 			} else if (e.affectsConfiguration(TerminalSettingId.ShellIntegrationDecorationsEnabled)) {
 				this._removeCapabilityDisposables(TerminalCapability.CommandDetection);
 				this._updateDecorationVisibility();
-			} else if (e.affectsConfiguration(TaskSettingId.ShowDecorations)) {
-				this._updateDecorationVisibility();
 			}
 		}));
 		this._register(this._themeService.onDidColorThemeChange(() => this._refreshStyles(true)));