diff --git a/gef.py b/gef.py
index d8b4adcad..20cea2914 100644
--- a/gef.py
+++ b/gef.py
@@ -3899,17 +3899,12 @@ def get_memory_alignment(in_bits: bool = False) -> int:
 def clear_screen(tty: str = "") -> None:
     """Clear the screen."""
     global gef
-    if not tty:
-        cmd: str = gef.config["gef.clear_screen_command"]
-        gdb.execute(f"shell {cmd}")
-        return
 
-    # Since the tty can be closed at any time, a PermissionError exception can
-    # occur when `clear_screen` is called. We handle this scenario properly
     try:
-        with open(tty, "wt") as f:
-            f.write("\x1b[H\x1b[J")
+        sys.stdout.write("\x1b[H\x1b[J")
     except PermissionError:
+        # Since the tty can be closed at any time, a PermissionError exception can
+        # occur when `clear_screen` is called. We handle this scenario properly
         gef.ui.redirect_fd = None
         gef.config["context.redirect"] = ""
     return
@@ -9945,7 +9940,6 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         gef.config["gef.libc_version"] = GefSetting("", str, "Specify libc version when auto-detection fails")
         gef.config["gef.main_arena_offset"] = GefSetting("", str, "Offset from libc base address to main_arena symbol (int or hex). Set to empty string to disable.")
         gef.config["gef.propagate_debug_exception"] = GefSetting(False, bool, "If true, when debug mode is enabled, Python exceptions will be propagated all the way.")
-        gef.config["gef.clear_screen_command"] = GefSetting("clear -x", str, "Command to use to clear the screen.")
 
         self.commands : Dict[str, GenericCommand] = collections.OrderedDict()
         self.functions : Dict[str, GenericFunction] = collections.OrderedDict()