diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageShow.py b/src/PIL/ImageShow.py
index 964ef57ea..f79206921 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageShow.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageShow.py
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class UnixViewer(Viewer):
 
     def get_command(self, file, **options):
         command = self.get_command_ex(file, **options)[0]
-        return f"({command} {quote(file)}; rm -f {quote(file)})&"
+        return f"({command} {quote(file)}"
 
 
 class XDGViewer(UnixViewer):