diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermParse.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/TermParse.cpp
index 63a26e0db2..be7b75804d 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermParse.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermParse.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ TermParse::GetReaderBuf(uchar &c)
 		fView->UpdateLine();
 
 		// Reset cursor blinking time and turn on cursor blinking.
-		fView->SetCurDraw(CURON);
+		fView->SetCurDraw(true);
 
 		// wait new input from pty.
 		do {
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ TermParse::GetReaderBuf(uchar &c)
 			release_sem(fReaderLocker);
 	}
 
-	fView->SetCurDraw(CUROFF);
+	fView->SetCurDraw(false);
 	return B_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp b/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp
index f892cbc57a..3cae54468b 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermView.cpp
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ TermView::TermView(BRect frame, int32 argc, const char **argv, int32 historySize
 	fScrollBarRange(0),
 	fFrameResized(false),
 	fLastCursorTime(0),
-	fCursorDrawFlag(CURON),
-	fCursorStatus(CURON),
-	fCursorBlinkingFlag(CURON),
-	fCursorRedrawFlag(CURON),
+	fCursorDrawFlag(true),
+	fCursorStatus(true),
+	fCursorBlinkingFlag(true),
+	fCursorRedrawFlag(true),
 	fCursorHeight(0),
 	fCurPos(0, 0),
 	fCurStack(0, 0),
@@ -193,10 +193,10 @@ TermView::TermView(int rows, int columns, int32 argc, const char **argv, int32 h
 	fScrollBarRange(0),
 	fFrameResized(false),
 	fLastCursorTime(0),
-	fCursorDrawFlag(CURON),
-	fCursorStatus(CURON),
-	fCursorBlinkingFlag(CURON),
-	fCursorRedrawFlag(CURON),
+	fCursorDrawFlag(true),
+	fCursorStatus(true),
+	fCursorBlinkingFlag(true),
+	fCursorRedrawFlag(true),
 	fCursorHeight(0),
 	fCurPos(0, 0),
 	fCurStack(0, 0),
@@ -243,10 +243,10 @@ TermView::TermView(BMessage *archive)
 	fScrollBarRange(0),
 	fFrameResized(false),
 	fLastCursorTime(0),
-	fCursorDrawFlag(CURON),
-	fCursorStatus(CURON),
-	fCursorBlinkingFlag(CURON),
-	fCursorRedrawFlag(CURON),
+	fCursorDrawFlag(true),
+	fCursorStatus(true),
+	fCursorBlinkingFlag(true),
+	fCursorRedrawFlag(true),
 	fCursorHeight(0),
 	fCurPos(0, 0),
 	fCurStack(0, 0),
@@ -1006,15 +1006,15 @@ TermView::DrawCursor()
 void
 TermView::BlinkCursor()
 {
-	if (fCursorDrawFlag == CURON
-		&& fCursorBlinkingFlag == CURON
+	if (fCursorDrawFlag
+		&& fCursorBlinkingFlag
 		&& Window()->IsActive()) {
-		if (fCursorStatus == CURON)
+		if (fCursorStatus)
 			_TermDraw(fCurPos, fCurPos);
 		else
 			DrawCursor();
 
-		fCursorStatus = fCursorStatus == CURON ? CUROFF : CURON;
+		fCursorStatus = !fCursorStatus;
 		fLastCursorTime = system_time();
 	}
 }
@@ -1024,16 +1024,16 @@ TermView::BlinkCursor()
 void
 TermView::SetCurDraw(bool flag)
 {
-	if (flag == CUROFF) {
-		if (fCursorStatus == CURON)
+	if (!flag) {
+		if (fCursorStatus)
 			_TermDraw(fCurPos, fCurPos);
 
-		fCursorStatus = CUROFF;
-		fCursorDrawFlag = CUROFF;
+		fCursorStatus = false;
+		fCursorDrawFlag = false;
 	} else {
-		if (fCursorDrawFlag == CUROFF) {
-			fCursorDrawFlag = CURON;
-			fCursorStatus = CURON;
+		if (!fCursorDrawFlag) {
+			fCursorDrawFlag = true;
+			fCursorStatus = true;
 
 			if (LockLooper()) {
 				DrawCursor();
@@ -1561,7 +1561,7 @@ TermView::Draw(BRect updateRect)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (fCursorStatus == CURON)
+	if (fCursorStatus)
 		DrawCursor();
 
 	Window()->EndViewTransaction();
diff --git a/src/apps/terminal/TermView.h b/src/apps/terminal/TermView.h
index 0f93c91deb..f402581976 100644
--- a/src/apps/terminal/TermView.h
+++ b/src/apps/terminal/TermView.h
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@
 #include <String.h>
 #include <View.h>
 
-/* Cursor Blinking flag */
-#define CUROFF 0
-#define CURON  1
-
 
 class BClipboard;
 class BMessageRunner;