diff --git a/tools/dev_container b/tools/dev_container
index 81e7368aef..c846661176 100755
--- a/tools/dev_container
+++ b/tools/dev_container
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ def main(
     stop: bool = False,
     clean: bool = False,
     hermetic: bool = False,
-    interactive: bool = False,
     use_docker: bool = False,
     self_test: bool = False,
     pull: bool = False,
@@ -268,13 +267,10 @@ def main(
             docker("pull", f"gcr.io/crosvm-infra/crosvm_dev:{DEV_IMAGE_VERSION}").fg()
         return
 
-    # If a command is provided run non-interactive unless explicitly asked for.
-    tty_args = []
-    if not command or interactive:
-        if not sys.stdin.isatty():
-            raise Exception("Trying to run an interactive session in a non-interactive terminal.")
+    # Default to interactive mode if a tty is present.
+    if sys.stdin.isatty():
         tty_args = ["--interactive", "--tty"]
-    elif sys.stdin.isatty():
+    else:
         # Even if run non-interactively, we do want to pass along a tty for proper output.
         tty_args = ["--tty"]