diff --git a/linux_4ed.cpp b/linux_4ed.cpp
index 17360be1..7caca93b 100644
--- a/linux_4ed.cpp
+++ b/linux_4ed.cpp
@@ -155,9 +155,6 @@ struct Linux_Vars{
 
     Linux_Coroutine coroutine_data[2];
     Linux_Coroutine *coroutine_free;
-
-    int stdout_orig;
-    int stdout_redir[2];
 };
 
 #define LINUX_MAX_PASTE_CHARS 0x10000L
@@ -1876,21 +1873,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     }
     if (output_size != 0) return 0;
 
-    // NOTE(allen): Now that we are done using the normal stdout stuff
-    // redirect it to a pipe so the application can render future printf itself.
-
-    linuxvars.stdout_orig = dup(STDOUT_FILENO);
-
-    if(pipe(linuxvars.stdout_redir) == -1){
-        perror("pipe");
-    } else {
-        if(dup2(linuxvars.stdout_redir[1], STDOUT_FILENO) == -1){
-            perror("dup2");
-        } else {
-            setlinebuf(stdout);
-        }
-    }
-
     sysshared_filter_real_files(files, file_count);
     
     linuxvars.XDisplay = XOpenDisplay(0);
@@ -2491,32 +2473,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
             );
         }
 
-        // NOTE(inso): copy stdout to app->print (TODO)
-        {
-            fd_set fds;
-            FD_ZERO(&fds);
-            FD_SET(linuxvars.stdout_redir[0], &fds);
-            struct timeval tv = {};
-            char buf[1024];
-
-            while(select(linuxvars.stdout_redir[0] + 1, &fds, NULL, NULL, &tv) == 1){
-                ssize_t sz = read(linuxvars.stdout_redir[0], buf, sizeof(buf));
-                if(sz == 0){
-                    break;
-                } else if(sz < 0){
-                    perror("stdout_redir read");
-                } else {
-                    write(linuxvars.stdout_orig, buf, sz);
-
-                    // TODO(inso): send the message to app->print_message somehow?
-                    //String str = make_string(buf, sz, sz);
-                    //linuxvars.app.print_message(app, str, sz);
-                }
-
-                tv = {};
-            }
-        }
-
         Key_Input_Data input_data;
         Mouse_State mouse;
         Application_Step_Result result;