diff --git a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/app.rs b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/app.rs
index ac7a0060a4..023997c30e 100644
--- a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/app.rs
+++ b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/app.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use std::io::Write;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use anyhow::Result;
-use rustix::event::{poll, PollFd, PollFlags, Timespec};
 use termion::event::{Event as TermEvent, Key as TermKey};
 use termion::input::TermReadEventsAndRaw;
 
@@ -54,25 +53,13 @@ impl Application {
         // Initial paint.
         render(&mut tui, &mut fm)?;
 
-        let mut last_size = tui.size();
-
-        // Stdin fd for poll — obtained without locking so the subshell
-        // can still read from stdin when we drop into CTRL+O.
-        let stdin = std::io::stdin();
-        let poll_timeout =
-            Timespec::try_from(Duration::from_millis(200)).unwrap_or_default();
-
-        // Main event loop — MC-style resize detection via poll timeout.
-        // poll() wakes every 200ms even without key input, letting us
-        // detect terminal resize without requiring a keypress.
+        // Main event loop — blocking stdin, raw mode is active.
+        //
+        // Ratatui's `draw()` calls `autoresize()` on every frame, which
+        // queries `backend.size()` and resizes buffers if the terminal
+        // dimensions changed. This means resize is detected automatically
+        // on the next keypress after a resize — no SIGWINCH or poll needed.
         loop {
-            let cur_size = tui.size();
-            if cur_size != last_size {
-                last_size = cur_size;
-                let _ = tui.terminal_mut().clear();
-                render(&mut tui, &mut fm)?;
-            }
-
             // Handle pending external execution (subshell or command line)
             // before reading the next key. This runs every iteration
             // regardless of which code path set the flag.
@@ -81,20 +68,7 @@ impl Application {
                 render(&mut tui, &mut fm)?;
             }
 
-            // Poll stdin with 200ms timeout. On timeout (no key), loop
-            // back and re-check terminal size. On data, read the key.
-            let mut poll_fds = [PollFd::new(&stdin, PollFlags::IN)];
-            match poll(&mut poll_fds, Some(&poll_timeout)) {
-                Ok(0) => continue,
-                Ok(_) => {
-                    if !poll_fds[0].revents().contains(PollFlags::IN) {
-                        continue;
-                    }
-                }
-                Err(_) => continue,
-            }
-
-            // Data available on stdin — read the key event.
+            let stdin = std::io::stdin();
             let mut events = stdin.lock().events_and_raw();
             let (event, raw) = match events.next() {
                 Some(Ok(pair)) => pair,