diff --git a/src/Terminal.test.ts b/src/Terminal.test.ts
index 9cf100185..2bdfcd01c 100644
--- a/src/Terminal.test.ts
+++ b/src/Terminal.test.ts
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ describe('Terminal', () => {
       let startYDisp: number;
       beforeEach(() => {
         for (let i = 0; i < INIT_ROWS * 2; i++) {
-          term.writeln('test');
+          term.write('test\r\n');
         }
         startYDisp = INIT_ROWS + 1;
       });
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ describe('Terminal', () => {
       let startYDisp: number;
       beforeEach(() => {
         for (let i = 0; i < term.rows * 3; i++) {
-          term.writeln('test');
+          term.write('test\r\n');
         }
         startYDisp = (term.rows * 2) + 1;
       });
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ describe('Terminal', () => {
     describe('scrollToTop', () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
         for (let i = 0; i < term.rows * 3; i++) {
-          term.writeln('test');
+          term.write('test\r\n');
         }
       });
       it('should scroll to the top', () => {
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ describe('Terminal', () => {
       let startYDisp: number;
       beforeEach(() => {
         for (let i = 0; i < term.rows * 3; i++) {
-          term.writeln('test');
+          term.write('test\r\n');
         }
         startYDisp = (term.rows * 2) + 1;
       });
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ describe('Terminal', () => {
       let startYDisp: number;
       beforeEach(() => {
         for (let i = 0; i < term.rows * 3; i++) {
-          term.writeln('test');
+          term.write('test\r\n');
         }
         startYDisp = (term.rows * 2) + 1;
       });
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ describe('Terminal', () => {
       it('should not scroll down, when a custom keydown handler prevents the event', () => {
         // Add some output to the terminal
         for (let i = 0; i < term.rows * 3; i++) {
-          term.writeln('test');
+          term.write('test\r\n');
         }
         const startYDisp = (term.rows * 2) + 1;
         term.attachCustomKeyEventHandler(() => {
diff --git a/src/Terminal.ts b/src/Terminal.ts
index ad6dab111..1b1d324f5 100644
--- a/src/Terminal.ts
+++ b/src/Terminal.ts
@@ -1191,15 +1191,6 @@ export class Terminal extends Disposable implements ITerminal, IDisposable, IInp
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Writes text to the terminal, followed by a break line character (\n).
-   * @param data The text to write to the terminal.
-   */
-  public writeln(data: string | Uint8Array, callback?: () => void): void {
-    this.write(data);
-    this.write('\r\n', callback);
-  }
-
   public paste(data: string): void {
     paste(data, this.textarea, this.bracketedPasteMode, this._coreService);
   }
diff --git a/src/Types.d.ts b/src/Types.d.ts
index 026efe524..cb45d3b1f 100644
--- a/src/Types.d.ts
+++ b/src/Types.d.ts
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ export interface IPublicTerminal extends IDisposable {
   scrollToLine(line: number): void;
   clear(): void;
   write(data: string | Uint8Array, callback?: () => void): void;
-  writeln(data: string | Uint8Array, callback?: () => void): void;
   paste(data: string): void;
   refresh(start: number, end: number): void;
   reset(): void;
diff --git a/src/public/Terminal.ts b/src/public/Terminal.ts
index eb45623df..b8a70ff7e 100644
--- a/src/public/Terminal.ts
+++ b/src/public/Terminal.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ export class Terminal implements ITerminalApi {
     this._core.write(data, callback);
   }
   public writeln(data: string | Uint8Array, callback?: () => void): void {
-    this._core.writeln(data, callback);
+    this._core.write(data);
+    this._core.write('\r\n', callback);
   }
   public paste(data: string): void {
     this._core.paste(data);