diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index ca5ab0f..23d3e2e 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::{
     path::{PathBuf, MAIN_SEPARATOR},
 };
 
-use crate::error;
+use crate::{error, Shell};
 use crate::config::{Config, ConfigBuilder};
 
 pub fn get_args() -> error::Result<(Config, LevelFilter)> {
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ where
                  .long("shell"))
         // -n short form will not be removed, and instead become a shorthand for --shell=none
         .arg(Arg::with_name("no-shell")
-                 .help("Do not wrap command in 'sh -c' resp. 'cmd.exe /C'")
+                 .help("Do not wrap command in a shell. Deprecated: use --shell=none instead.")
                  .short("n")
                  .long("no-shell"))
         .arg(Arg::with_name("no-meta")
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ where
     builder.clear_screen(args.is_present("clear"));
     builder.restart(args.is_present("restart"));
     builder.run_initially(!args.is_present("postpone"));
-    builder.no_shell(args.is_present("no-shell"));
     builder.no_meta(args.is_present("no-meta"));
     builder.no_environment(args.is_present("no-environment"));
     builder.no_vcs_ignore(args.is_present("no-vcs-ignore"));
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 81712f9..e52a8b3 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ pub struct Config {
     /// Specify the shell to use.
     #[builder(default)]
     pub shell: Shell,
-    /// Do not wrap the commands in a shell.
-    #[builder(default)]
-    pub no_shell: bool,
     /// Ignore metadata changes.
     #[builder(default)]
     pub no_meta: bool,
@@ -98,4 +95,14 @@ impl ConfigBuilder {
     pub fn debug(&mut self, _: impl Into<bool>) -> &mut Self {
         self
     }
+
+    /// Do not wrap the commands in a shell.
+    #[deprecated(since = "1.15.0", note = "use shell(Shell::None) instead")]
+    pub fn no_shell(&mut self, s: impl Into<bool>) -> &mut Self {
+        if s.into() {
+            self.shell(Shell::default())
+        } else {
+            self.shell(Shell::None)
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/run.rs b/src/run.rs
index d83d03d..8929968 100644
--- a/src/run.rs
+++ b/src/run.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::gitignore;
 use crate::ignore;
 use crate::notification_filter::NotificationFilter;
 use crate::pathop::PathOp;
-use crate::process::{self, Shell, Process};
+use crate::process::{self, Process};
 use crate::signal::{self, Signal};
 use crate::watcher::{Event, Watcher};
 use std::{
@@ -168,30 +168,12 @@ impl ExecHandler {
             clear_screen();
         }
 
-        #[cfg(windows)]
-        fn get_shell(config: &Config) -> Shell {
-            if config.no_shell {
-                Shell::None
-            } else {
-                Shell::Cmd
-            }
-        }
-
-        #[cfg(not(windows))]
-        fn get_shell(config: &Config) -> Shell {
-            if config.no_shell {
-                Shell::None
-            } else {
-                Shell::Unix("sh".into())
-            }
-        }
-
         debug!("Launching child process");
         let mut guard = self.child_process.write()?;
         *guard = Some(process::spawn(
             &self.args.cmd,
             ops,
-            get_shell(&self.args),
+            self.args.shell.clone(),
             !self.args.no_environment,
         )?);