diff --git a/gns3server/utils/asyncio/telnet_server.py b/gns3server/utils/asyncio/telnet_server.py
index 092b8605a..b13c405cd 100644
--- a/gns3server/utils/asyncio/telnet_server.py
+++ b/gns3server/utils/asyncio/telnet_server.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import socket
 import asyncio
 import asyncio.subprocess
 import struct
-import re
 
 import logging
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ NAWS = 31     # Negotiate About Window Size
 LINEMO = 34     # Line Mode
 
 READ_SIZE = 1024
-CPR_RESPONSE = re.compile(br"\x1b\[[0-9]{1,4}(;[0-9]{1,4})?R")
 
 
 class TelnetConnection(object):
@@ -288,11 +286,6 @@ class AsyncioTelnetServer:
                     if IAC in data:
                         data = await self._IAC_parser(data, network_reader, network_writer, connection)
 
-                    # Some terminal clients may send ANSI cursor position reports
-                    # (e.g. ESC[1;80R) when attaching to a serial console. Those
-                    # responses can show up as spurious characters at the shell prompt.
-                    data = CPR_RESPONSE.sub(b"", data)
-
                     if len(data) == 0:
                         continue