diff --git a/executor.go b/executor.go
index e7fbeff9..ddb841be 100644
--- a/executor.go
+++ b/executor.go
@@ -54,11 +54,9 @@ type (
 		Failfast            bool
 
 		// I/O
-		Stdin     io.Reader
-		Stdout    io.Writer
-		Stderr    io.Writer
-		rawStdout io.Writer // unwrapped stdout for prompts
-		rawStderr io.Writer // unwrapped stderr for prompts
+		Stdin  io.Reader
+		Stdout io.Writer
+		Stderr io.Writer
 
 		// Internal
 		Taskfile           *ast.Taskfile
@@ -73,7 +71,6 @@ type (
 		fuzzyModel     *fuzzy.Model
 		fuzzyModelOnce sync.Once
 
-		promptMutex          sync.Mutex
 		promptedVars         *ast.Vars // vars collected via interactive prompts
 		concurrencySemaphore chan struct{}
 		taskCallCount        map[string]*int32
diff --git a/internal/output/sync_writer.go b/internal/output/sync_writer.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 8cddd030..00000000
--- a/internal/output/sync_writer.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-package output
-
-import (
-	"io"
-	"sync"
-)
-
-// SyncWriter wraps an io.Writer with a mutex to synchronize writes.
-// This is used to prevent output from interleaving with interactive prompts.
-type SyncWriter struct {
-	w  io.Writer
-	mu *sync.Mutex
-}
-
-// NewSyncWriter creates a new SyncWriter that uses the provided mutex.
-func NewSyncWriter(w io.Writer, mu *sync.Mutex) *SyncWriter {
-	return &SyncWriter{
-		w:  w,
-		mu: mu,
-	}
-}
-
-// Write implements io.Writer with synchronized access.
-func (sw *SyncWriter) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	sw.mu.Lock()
-	defer sw.mu.Unlock()
-	return sw.w.Write(p)
-}
diff --git a/internal/prompt/prompt.go b/internal/prompt/prompt.go
index c3c25aab..5ced69b1 100644
--- a/internal/prompt/prompt.go
+++ b/internal/prompt/prompt.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package prompt
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/textinput"
@@ -31,15 +30,6 @@ type Prompter struct {
 	Stderr io.Writer
 }
 
-// New creates a new Prompter with default stdin/stdout/stderr
-func New() *Prompter {
-	return &Prompter{
-		Stdin:  os.Stdin,
-		Stdout: os.Stdout,
-		Stderr: os.Stderr,
-	}
-}
-
 // Text prompts the user for a text value
 func (p *Prompter) Text(varName string) (string, error) {
 	m := newTextModel(varName)
diff --git a/requires.go b/requires.go
index a31b0adc..2b30dcae 100644
--- a/requires.go
+++ b/requires.go
@@ -91,15 +91,10 @@ func (e *Executor) promptForAllVars(vars []*ast.VarsWithValidation) (*ast.Vars,
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
-	// Lock to prevent any output during prompting
-	e.promptMutex.Lock()
-	defer e.promptMutex.Unlock()
-
-	// Use raw stderr for prompts to avoid deadlock with SyncWriter
 	prompter := &prompt.Prompter{
 		Stdin:  e.Stdin,
-		Stdout: e.rawStdout,
-		Stderr: e.rawStderr,
+		Stdout: e.Stdout,
+		Stderr: e.Stderr,
 	}
 
 	result := ast.NewVars()
diff --git a/setup.go b/setup.go
index ba92f770..2fc3a6bf 100644
--- a/setup.go
+++ b/setup.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v3/internal/fsext"
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v3/internal/logger"
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v3/internal/output"
-	"github.com/go-task/task/v3/internal/term"
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v3/internal/version"
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v3/taskfile"
 	"github.com/go-task/task/v3/taskfile/ast"
@@ -180,17 +179,6 @@ func (e *Executor) setupStdFiles() {
 	if e.Stderr == nil {
 		e.Stderr = os.Stderr
 	}
-
-	// Keep raw references for interactive prompts
-	e.rawStdout = e.Stdout
-	e.rawStderr = e.Stderr
-
-	// Wrap with synchronized writers when interactive mode is enabled AND we have a TTY
-	// to prevent output from interleaving with prompts
-	if e.Interactive && !e.NoTTY && (e.AssumeTerm || term.IsTerminal()) {
-		e.Stdout = output.NewSyncWriter(e.Stdout, &e.promptMutex)
-		e.Stderr = output.NewSyncWriter(e.Stderr, &e.promptMutex)
-	}
 }
 
 func (e *Executor) setupLogger() {