diff --git a/cmd/secretpass.go b/cmd/secretpass.go
index ec3c091..f762b5d 100644
--- a/cmd/secretpass.go
+++ b/cmd/secretpass.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -18,8 +19,7 @@ var passCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 type passCmdConfig struct {
-	Command  string
-	unlocked bool
+	Command string
 }
 
 var passCache = make(map[string]string)
@@ -40,19 +40,10 @@ func (c *Config) passFunc(id string) string {
 		return s
 	}
 	name := c.Pass.Command
-	if !c.Pass.unlocked {
-		args := []string{"grep", "^$"}
-		cmd := exec.Command(name, args...)
-		cmd.Stdin = c.Stdin
-		cmd.Stdout = c.Stdout
-		cmd.Stderr = c.Stderr
-		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-			panic(fmt.Errorf("%s %s: %w", name, chezmoi.ShellQuoteArgs(args), err))
-		}
-		c.Pass.unlocked = true
-	}
 	args := []string{"show", id}
 	cmd := exec.Command(name, args...)
+	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 	output, err := c.mutator.IdempotentCmdOutput(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("%s %s: %w", name, chezmoi.ShellQuoteArgs(args), err))
diff --git a/testdata/scripts/secretpass.txt b/testdata/scripts/secretpass.txt
index c606c7f..f9a79c7 100644
--- a/testdata/scripts/secretpass.txt
+++ b/testdata/scripts/secretpass.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ cmp $HOME/.netrc golden/.netrc
 #!/bin/sh
 
 case "$*" in
-"grep ^$")
-    ;;
 "show misc/example.com")
     echo "examplepassword"
     ;;
@@ -19,11 +17,7 @@ case "$*" in
 esac
 -- bin/pass.cmd --
 @echo off
-REM Windows drops the leading ^ from the ^$ argument that chezmoi passes to "pass grep" so match on $ only.
-REM For background information, read http://daviddeley.com/autohotkey/parameters/parameters.htm#WIN.
-IF "%*" == "grep $" (
-    exit /b 0
-) ELSE IF "%*" == "show misc/example.com" (
+IF "%*" == "show misc/example.com" (
     echo | set /p=examplepassword
     exit /b 0
 ) ELSE (