diff --git a/src/serena/util/shell.py b/src/serena/util/shell.py
index 59bc006f..997a28f4 100644
--- a/src/serena/util/shell.py
+++ b/src/serena/util/shell.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ def execute_shell_command(command: str, cwd: str | None = None, capture_stderr:
         stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,
         stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
         stderr=subprocess.PIPE if capture_stderr else None,
-        creationflags=subprocess.CREATE_NO_WINDOW if is_windows else 0,  # type: ignore
         text=True,
         encoding="utf-8",
         errors="replace",