diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 096e851c..fdae8930 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2113,7 +2113,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "radicle",
  "radicle-crypto",
  "radicle-git-ext",
- "radicle-term",
  "scrypt",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
diff --git a/radicle-node/Cargo.toml b/radicle-node/Cargo.toml
index 9dd6d66b..4622a703 100644
--- a/radicle-node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/radicle-node/Cargo.toml
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ thiserror = { version = "1" }
 path = "../radicle"
 version = "0.2.0"
 
-[dependencies.radicle-term]
-path = "../radicle-term"
-version = "0"
-
 [dev-dependencies]
 radicle = { path = "../radicle", version = "*", features = ["test"] }
 radicle-crypto = { path = "../radicle-crypto", version = "*", features = ["test", "cyphernet"] }
diff --git a/radicle-node/src/main.rs b/radicle-node/src/main.rs
index 16cb8689..d10db8ac 100644
--- a/radicle-node/src/main.rs
+++ b/radicle-node/src/main.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-use std::{fs, net, process};
+use std::{env, fs, net, process};
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context as _};
 use crossbeam_channel as chan;
 use cyphernet::addr::PeerAddr;
 use localtime::LocalDuration;
 
+use radicle::crypto;
 use radicle::node;
 use radicle::prelude::Signer;
 use radicle::profile;
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@ use radicle_node::crypto::ssh::keystore::{Keystore, MemorySigner};
 use radicle_node::prelude::{Address, NodeId};
 use radicle_node::Runtime;
 use radicle_node::{logger, service, signals};
-use radicle_term as term;
 
 pub const HELP_MSG: &str = r#"
 Usage
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ fn execute() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     log::info!(target: "node", "Unlocking node keystore..");
 
-    let passphrase = term::io::passphrase(profile::env::RAD_PASSPHRASE)
+    let passphrase = env::var(profile::env::RAD_PASSPHRASE)
+        .map(crypto::ssh::Passphrase::from)
         .context(format!("`{}` must be set", profile::env::RAD_PASSPHRASE))?;
     let keystore = Keystore::new(&home.keys());
     let signer = MemorySigner::load(&keystore, passphrase)?;