diff --git a/kitty/child.py b/kitty/child.py
index 89e0c1828..be8d8a463 100644
--- a/kitty/child.py
+++ b/kitty/child.py
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ def process_env() -> dict[str, str]:
     if ssl_env_var is not None:
         ans.pop(ssl_env_var, None)
     ans.pop('XDG_ACTIVATION_TOKEN', None)
+    ans.pop('VTE_VERSION', None)  # Used by the stupid VTE shell integration script that is installed system wide, sigh
     return ans