diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp
index 3aa17548d1..f06ab5f6db 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp
@@ -1215,8 +1215,6 @@ TermView::DetachedFromWindow()
 {
 	be_clipboard->StopWatching(BMessenger(this));
 
-	_NextState(fDefaultState);
-
 	delete fWinchRunner;
 	fWinchRunner = NULL;
 
@@ -3022,7 +3020,7 @@ TermView::_NextState(State* state)
 	if (state != fActiveState) {
 		if (fActiveState != NULL)
 			fActiveState->Exited();
-\		fActiveState = state;
+		fActiveState = state;
 		fActiveState->Entered();
 	}
 }