diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/options/database.go b/pkg/steampipeconfig/options/database.go
index e94ad1a47..a3fa67da0 100644
--- a/pkg/steampipeconfig/options/database.go
+++ b/pkg/steampipeconfig/options/database.go
@@ -133,3 +133,13 @@ func (d *Database) String() string {
 	}
 	return strings.Join(str, "\n")
 }
+
+func searchPathToArray(searchPathString string) []string {
+	// convert comma separated list to array
+	searchPath := strings.Split(searchPathString, ",")
+	// strip whitespace
+	for i, s := range searchPath {
+		searchPath[i] = strings.TrimSpace(s)
+	}
+	return searchPath
+}
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/options/terminal.go b/pkg/steampipeconfig/options/terminal.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 293c7f2a0..000000000
--- a/pkg/steampipeconfig/options/terminal.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,154 +0,0 @@
-package options
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/turbot/steampipe/pkg/constants"
-)
-
-type Terminal struct {
-	Output           *string `hcl:"output"`
-	Separator        *string `hcl:"separator"`
-	Header           *bool   `hcl:"header"`
-	Multi            *bool   `hcl:"multi"`
-	Timing           *bool   `hcl:"timing"`
-	SearchPath       *string `hcl:"search_path"`
-	SearchPathPrefix *string `hcl:"search_path_prefix"`
-	Watch            *bool   `hcl:"watch"`
-	AutoComplete     *bool   `hcl:"autocomplete"`
-}
-
-// ConfigMap creates a config map that can be merged with viper
-func (t *Terminal) ConfigMap() map[string]interface{} {
-	// only add keys which are non null
-	res := map[string]interface{}{}
-	if t.Output != nil {
-		res[constants.ArgOutput] = t.Output
-	}
-	if t.Separator != nil {
-		res[constants.ArgSeparator] = t.Separator
-	}
-	if t.Header != nil {
-		res[constants.ArgHeader] = t.Header
-	}
-	if t.Multi != nil {
-		res[constants.ArgMultiLine] = t.Multi
-	}
-	if t.Timing != nil {
-		res[constants.ArgTiming] = t.Timing
-	}
-	if t.SearchPath != nil {
-		// convert from string to array
-		res[constants.ArgSearchPath] = searchPathToArray(*t.SearchPath)
-	}
-	if t.SearchPathPrefix != nil {
-		// convert from string to array
-		res[constants.ArgSearchPathPrefix] = searchPathToArray(*t.SearchPathPrefix)
-	}
-	if t.Watch != nil {
-		res[constants.ArgWatch] = t.Watch
-	}
-	if t.AutoComplete != nil {
-		res[constants.ArgAutoComplete] = t.AutoComplete
-	}
-	return res
-}
-
-// merge other options over the top of this options object
-// i.e. if a property is set in otherOptions, it takes precedence
-func (t *Terminal) Merge(otherOptions Options) {
-	switch o := otherOptions.(type) {
-	case *Terminal:
-		if o.Output != nil {
-			t.Output = o.Output
-		}
-		if o.Separator != nil {
-			t.Separator = o.Separator
-		}
-		if o.Header != nil {
-			t.Header = o.Header
-		}
-		if o.Multi != nil {
-			t.Multi = o.Multi
-		}
-		if o.Timing != nil {
-			t.Timing = o.Timing
-		}
-		if o.SearchPath != nil {
-			t.SearchPath = o.SearchPath
-		}
-		if o.SearchPathPrefix != nil {
-			t.SearchPathPrefix = o.SearchPathPrefix
-		}
-		if o.Watch != nil {
-			t.Watch = o.Watch
-		}
-		if o.AutoComplete != nil {
-			t.AutoComplete = o.AutoComplete
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func (t *Terminal) String() string {
-	if t == nil {
-		return ""
-	}
-	var str []string
-	if t.Output == nil {
-		str = append(str, "  LogLevel: nil")
-	} else {
-		str = append(str, fmt.Sprintf("  Output: %s", *t.Output))
-	}
-	if t.Separator == nil {
-		str = append(str, "  Separator: nil")
-	} else {
-		str = append(str, fmt.Sprintf("  Separator: %s", *t.Separator))
-	}
-	if t.Header == nil {
-		str = append(str, "  Header: nil")
-	} else {
-		str = append(str, fmt.Sprintf("  Header: %v", *t.Header))
-	}
-	if t.Multi == nil {
-		str = append(str, "  Multi: nil")
-	} else {
-		str = append(str, fmt.Sprintf("  Multi: %v", *t.Multi))
-	}
-	if t.Timing == nil {
-		str = append(str, "  Timing: nil")
-	} else {
-		str = append(str, fmt.Sprintf("  Timing: %v", *t.Timing))
-	}
-	if t.SearchPath == nil {
-		str = append(str, "  SearchPath: nil")
-	} else {
-		str = append(str, fmt.Sprintf("  SearchPath: %s", *t.SearchPath))
-	}
-	if t.SearchPathPrefix == nil {
-		str = append(str, "  SearchPathPrefix: nil")
-	} else {
-		str = append(str, fmt.Sprintf("  SearchPathPrefix: %s", *t.SearchPathPrefix))
-	}
-	if t.Watch == nil {
-		str = append(str, "  Watch: nil")
-	} else {
-		str = append(str, fmt.Sprintf("  Watch: %v", *t.Watch))
-	}
-	if t.AutoComplete == nil {
-		str = append(str, "  AutoComplete: nil")
-	} else {
-		str = append(str, fmt.Sprintf("  AutoComplete: %v", *t.AutoComplete))
-	}
-	return strings.Join(str, "\n")
-}
-
-func searchPathToArray(searchPathString string) []string {
-	// convert comma separated list to array
-	searchPath := strings.Split(searchPathString, ",")
-	// strip whitespace
-	for i, s := range searchPath {
-		searchPath[i] = strings.TrimSpace(s)
-	}
-	return searchPath
-}
diff --git a/pkg/steampipeconfig/steampipeconfig.go b/pkg/steampipeconfig/steampipeconfig.go
index 5b40f5a06..93f3abb38 100644
--- a/pkg/steampipeconfig/steampipeconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/steampipeconfig/steampipeconfig.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ type SteampipeConfig struct {
 	// Steampipe options
 	DefaultConnectionOptions *options.Connection
 	DatabaseOptions          *options.Database
-	TerminalOptions          *options.Terminal
 	GeneralOptions           *options.General
 	PluginOptions            *options.Plugin
 	// map of installed plugin versions, keyed by plugin image ref
@@ -211,12 +210,6 @@ DefaultConnectionOptions:
 
 DatabaseOptions:
 %s`, c.DatabaseOptions.String())
-	}
-	if c.TerminalOptions != nil {
-		str += fmt.Sprintf(`
-
-TerminalOptions:
-%s`, c.TerminalOptions.String())
 	}
 	if c.GeneralOptions != nil {
 		str += fmt.Sprintf(`
@@ -435,7 +428,7 @@ func (c *SteampipeConfig) GetNonSearchPathConnections(searchPath []string) []str
 	//convert searchPath to map for easy lookup
 	searchPathLookup := helpers.SliceToLookup(searchPath)
 
-	for connectionName, _ := range c.Connections {
+	for connectionName := range c.Connections {
 		if _, inSearchPath := searchPathLookup[connectionName]; !inSearchPath {
 			res = append(res, connectionName)
 		}