diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 0e55b4e..e755444 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Version (development version)
 
+* `handler_cli()` no longer forces a display update after every
+  tick, instead relying on cli itself to decide how often to
+  refresh the display. This results in much better performance.
+
+
 ## Deprecated and Defunct
 
  * Remove `progress()`, which has been defunct since **progressr**
diff --git a/R/handler_cli.R b/R/handler_cli.R
index 9fd3395..f0f3e38 100644
--- a/R/handler_cli.R
+++ b/R/handler_cli.R
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ handler_cli <- function(show_after = 0.0, intrusiveness = getOption("progressr.i
       cli_progress_call(cli::cli_progress_bar, total = total, ...)
     }
 
-    cli_progress_update <- function(id, ..., force = TRUE, .envir) {
+    cli_progress_update <- function(id, ..., .envir) {
       ## WORKAROUND: Do not involve 'cli' when total = 0
       if (.envir$total == 0) return(id)
-      cli_progress_call(cli::cli_progress_update, id = id, ..., force = force, .envir = .envir)
+      cli_progress_call(cli::cli_progress_update, id = id, ..., .envir = .envir)
     }
 
     cli_progress_done <- function(id, ..., .envir) {
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ handler_cli <- function(show_after = 0.0, intrusiveness = getOption("progressr.i
     }
   } else {
     cli_progress_bar <- function(total, ...) "id-dummy"
-    cli_progress_update <- function(id, ..., force = TRUE, .envir) "id-dummy"
+    cli_progress_update <- function(id, ..., .envir) "id-dummy"
     cli_progress_done <- function(id, ..., .envir) "id-dummy"
     erase_progress_bar <- function(pb) NULL
     redraw_progress_bar <- function(pb) NULL