diff --git a/ide/fpide.pas b/ide/fpide.pas
index 6d11add79d..1757540592 100644
--- a/ide/fpide.pas
+++ b/ide/fpide.pas
@@ -1482,7 +1482,6 @@ begin
 
   if Assigned(UserScreen) then
     UserScreen^.SwitchBackToIDEScreen;
-  Video.SetCursorType(crHidden);
 {$ifdef Windows}
   { This message was sent when the VideoBuffer was smaller
     than was the IdeApp thought => writes to random memory and random crashes... PM }