diff --git a/python/console/console_output.py b/python/console/console_output.py
index 77fc439f67b..78f3f32e798 100644
--- a/python/console/console_output.py
+++ b/python/console/console_output.py
@@ -119,9 +119,6 @@ class ShellOutputScintilla(QgsPythonConsoleBase):
 
         self.insertInitText()
         self.refreshSettingsOutput()
-        self.setReadOnly(True)
-
-        self.setCaretWidth(0)  # NO (blinking) caret in the output
 
         self.setMinimumHeight(120)
 
@@ -156,6 +153,12 @@ class ShellOutputScintilla(QgsPythonConsoleBase):
     def refreshSettingsOutput(self):
         # Set Python lexer
         self.setLexers()
+        self.setReadOnly(True)
+
+        self.setCaretWidth(0)  # NO (blinking) caret in the output
+
+        self.setFoldingVisible(False)
+        self.setEdgeMode(QsciScintilla.EdgeNone)
 
     def clearConsole(self):
         self.setText('')
diff --git a/python/console/console_sci.py b/python/console/console_sci.py
index 04421b35995..46b08219eda 100644
--- a/python/console/console_sci.py
+++ b/python/console/console_sci.py
@@ -142,8 +142,9 @@ class ShellScintilla(QgsPythonConsoleBase, code.InteractiveInterpreter):
         self.setMarginLineNumbers(1, True)
         self.setMarginWidth(1, "00000")
         self.setMarginType(1, 5)  # TextMarginRightJustified=5
-        self.setFoldMarginColors(self.color(QgsCodeEditor.ColorRole.Background),
-                                 self.color(QgsCodeEditor.ColorRole.Background))
+        self.setMarginsBackgroundColor(self.color(QgsCodeEditor.ColorRole.Background))
+        self.setFoldingVisible(False)
+        self.setEdgeMode(QsciScintilla.EdgeNone)
 
     def showHistory(self):
         if not self.historyDlg.isVisible():