diff --git a/cmd/restic/integration_helpers_test.go b/cmd/restic/integration_helpers_test.go
index b9a2db4c5..f574dbb13 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/integration_helpers_test.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/integration_helpers_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend"
@@ -429,18 +428,10 @@ func withTermStatus(t testing.TB, gopts global.Options, callback func(ctx contex
 }
 
 func withTermStatusRaw(stdin io.ReadCloser, stdout, stderr io.Writer, gopts global.Options, callback func(ctx context.Context, gopts global.Options) error) error {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.TODO())
-	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-
-	term := termstatus.New(stdin, stdout, stderr, gopts.Quiet)
+	term, cancel := termstatus.Setup(stdin, stdout, stderr, gopts.Quiet)
 	gopts.Term = term
-	wg.Add(1)
-	go func() {
-		defer wg.Done()
-		term.Run(ctx)
-	}()
-
-	defer wg.Wait()
+	defer cancel()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.TODO())
 	defer cancel()
 
 	return callback(ctx, gopts)
diff --git a/internal/ui/termstatus/status.go b/internal/ui/termstatus/status.go
index 6f5f744e0..63f168472 100644
--- a/internal/ui/termstatus/status.go
+++ b/internal/ui/termstatus/status.go
@@ -58,7 +58,15 @@ type fder interface {
 }
 
 // Setup creates a new termstatus.
-// The returned function must be called to shut down the termstatus,
+// The returned function must be called to shut down the termstatus.
+//
+// A goroutine is started to update the
+// terminal. It is terminated when ctx is cancelled. When stdout is redirected to
+// a file (e.g. via shell output redirection) or is just an io.Writer (not the
+// open *os.File for stdout), no status lines are printed. The status lines and
+// normal output (via Print/Printf) are written to stdout, error messages are
+// written to stderr. If quiet is set to true, no status messages
+// are printed even if the terminal supports it.
 //
 // Expected usage:
 // ```
@@ -66,12 +74,12 @@ type fder interface {
 // defer cancel()
 // // do stuff
 // ```
-func Setup(stdin io.ReadCloser, stdout, stderr io.Writer, quiet bool) (*Terminal, func()) {
+func Setup(stdin io.ReadCloser, stdout, stderr io.Writer, quiet bool) (ui.Terminal, func()) {
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	// only shutdown once cancel is called to ensure that no output is lost
 	cancelCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 
-	term := New(stdin, stdout, stderr, quiet)
+	term := new(stdin, stdout, stderr, quiet)
 	wg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer wg.Done()
@@ -89,14 +97,7 @@ func Setup(stdin io.ReadCloser, stdout, stderr io.Writer, quiet bool) (*Terminal
 	}
 }
 
-// New returns a new Terminal for wr. A goroutine is started to update the
-// terminal. It is terminated when ctx is cancelled. When wr is redirected to
-// a file (e.g. via shell output redirection) or is just an io.Writer (not the
-// open *os.File for stdout), no status lines are printed. The status lines and
-// normal output (via Print/Printf) are written to wr, error messages are
-// written to errWriter. If disableStatus is set to true, no status messages
-// are printed even if the terminal supports it.
-func New(rd io.ReadCloser, wr io.Writer, errWriter io.Writer, disableStatus bool) *Terminal {
+func new(rd io.ReadCloser, wr io.Writer, errWriter io.Writer, disableStatus bool) *Terminal {
 	t := &Terminal{
 		rd:        rd,
 		wr:        wr,
diff --git a/internal/ui/termstatus/status_test.go b/internal/ui/termstatus/status_test.go
index 989d2e782..78bc5ec6a 100644
--- a/internal/ui/termstatus/status_test.go
+++ b/internal/ui/termstatus/status_test.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func TestSetStatusUnchangedLines(t *testing.T) {
 
 func setupStatusTest() (*bytes.Buffer, *Terminal, context.CancelFunc) {
 	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
-	term := New(nil, buf, buf, false)
+	term := new(nil, buf, buf, false)
 
 	term.canUpdateStatus = true
 	term.fd = ^uintptr(0)
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func TestReadPassword(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestReadPasswordTerminal(t *testing.T) {
 	expected := "password"
-	term := New(io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader(expected)), io.Discard, io.Discard, false)
+	term := new(io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader(expected)), io.Discard, io.Discard, false)
 	pw, err := term.ReadPassword(context.Background(), "test")
 	rtest.OK(t, err)
 	rtest.Equals(t, expected, pw)