diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc
index 5faf896e4..df08dd20a 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc
@@ -1019,8 +1019,6 @@ fhandler_pty_slave::close ()
   fhandler_pty_common::close ();
   if (!ForceCloseHandle (output_mutex))
     termios_printf ("CloseHandle (output_mutex<%p>), %E", output_mutex);
-  if (pcon_attached_to == get_minor ())
-    get_ttyp ()->num_pcon_attached_slaves --;
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2924,21 +2922,11 @@ fhandler_pty_slave::fixup_after_attach (bool native_maybe, int fd_set)
     {
       if (fhandler_console::get_console_process_id (get_helper_process_id (),
 						    true))
-	{
-	  if (pcon_attached_to != get_minor ())
-	    {
-	      pcon_attached_to = get_minor ();
-	      init_console_handler (true);
-	    }
-	  /* Clear screen to synchronize pseudo console screen buffer
-	     with real terminal. This is necessary because pseudo
-	     console screen buffer is empty at start. */
-	  if (get_ttyp ()->num_pcon_attached_slaves == 0)
-	    /* Assume this is the first process using this pty slave. */
-	    get_ttyp ()->need_redraw_screen = true;
-
-	  get_ttyp ()->num_pcon_attached_slaves ++;
-	}
+	if (pcon_attached_to != get_minor ())
+	  {
+	    pcon_attached_to = get_minor ();
+	    init_console_handler (true);
+	  }
 
 #if 0 /* This is for debug only. */
       isHybrid = true;
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/tty.cc b/winsup/cygwin/tty.cc
index 3fc46fb29..efdae4697 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/tty.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/tty.cc
@@ -242,9 +242,8 @@ tty::init ()
   screen_alternated = false;
   mask_switch_to_pcon_in = false;
   pcon_pid = 0;
-  num_pcon_attached_slaves = 0;
   term_code_page = 0;
-  need_redraw_screen = false;
+  need_redraw_screen = true;
   fwd_done = NULL;
   pcon_last_time = 0;
   pcon_in_empty = true;
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/tty.h b/winsup/cygwin/tty.h
index c4dd2e458..7d6fc8fef 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/tty.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/tty.h
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ private:
   bool screen_alternated;
   bool mask_switch_to_pcon_in;
   pid_t pcon_pid;
-  int num_pcon_attached_slaves;
   UINT term_code_page;
   bool need_redraw_screen;
   HANDLE fwd_done;