diff --git a/internal/screen/screen.go b/internal/screen/screen.go
index 1e149be7..ec3fbdd0 100644
--- a/internal/screen/screen.go
+++ b/internal/screen/screen.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/zyedidia/micro/internal/config"
-	"github.com/zyedidia/micro/pkg/terminfo"
 	"github.com/zyedidia/tcell"
 )
 
@@ -59,52 +58,24 @@ func Init() {
 	// Should we enable true color?
 	truecolor := os.Getenv("MICRO_TRUECOLOR") == "1"
 
-	tcelldb := os.Getenv("TCELLDB")
-	os.Setenv("TCELLDB", config.ConfigDir+"/.tcelldb")
-
-	// In order to enable true color, we have to set the TERM to `xterm-truecolor` when
-	// initializing tcell, but after that, we can set the TERM back to whatever it was
-	oldTerm := os.Getenv("TERM")
-	if truecolor {
-		os.Setenv("TERM", "xterm-truecolor")
+	if !truecolor {
+		os.Setenv("TCELL_TRUECOLOR", "disable")
 	}
 
 	// Initilize tcell
 	var err error
 	Screen, err = tcell.NewScreen()
 	if err != nil {
-		if err == tcell.ErrTermNotFound {
-			err = terminfo.WriteDB(config.ConfigDir + "/.tcelldb")
-			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Println(err)
-				fmt.Println("Fatal: Micro could not create terminal database file", config.ConfigDir+"/.tcelldb")
-				os.Exit(1)
-			}
-			Screen, err = tcell.NewScreen()
-			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Println(err)
-				fmt.Println("Fatal: Micro could not initialize a Screen.")
-				os.Exit(1)
-			}
-		} else {
-			fmt.Println(err)
-			fmt.Println("Fatal: Micro could not initialize a Screen.")
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		fmt.Println("Fatal: Micro could not initialize a Screen.")
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	if err = Screen.Init(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	// Now we can put the TERM back to what it was before
-	if truecolor {
-		os.Setenv("TERM", oldTerm)
-	}
-
 	if config.GetGlobalOption("mouse").(bool) {
 		Screen.EnableMouse()
 	}
-
-	os.Setenv("TCELLDB", tcelldb)
 }