diff --git a/bin/stty/stty.c b/bin/stty/stty.c
index df7e9a493f7b..5c3e98df376f 100644
--- a/bin/stty/stty.c
+++ b/bin/stty/stty.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ char copyright[] =
 
 #ifndef lint
 /*static char sccsid[] = "from: @(#)stty.c	5.28 (Berkeley) 6/5/91";*/
-static char rcsid[] = "$Id: stty.c,v 1.7 1993/08/01 18:57:36 mycroft Exp $";
+static char rcsid[] = "$Id: stty.c,v 1.8 1994/01/18 18:10:56 jtc Exp $";
 #endif /* not lint */
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ args:	argc -= optind;
 	if (ioctl(i.fd, TIOCGWINSZ, &i.win) < 0)
 		warn("TIOCGWINSZ: %s\n", strerror(errno));
 
-	checkredirect();			/* conversion aid */
-
 	switch(fmt) {
 	case NOTSET:
 		if (*argv)
diff --git a/bin/stty/util.c b/bin/stty/util.c
index e6984db1895a..58853b6ce39d 100644
--- a/bin/stty/util.c
+++ b/bin/stty/util.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #ifndef lint
 /*static char sccsid[] = "from: @(#)util.c	5.2 (Berkeley) 6/4/91";*/
-static char rcsid[] = "$Id: util.c,v 1.5 1993/08/01 18:57:34 mycroft Exp $";
+static char rcsid[] = "$Id: util.c,v 1.6 1994/01/18 18:10:58 jtc Exp $";
 #endif /* not lint */
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -44,23 +44,6 @@ static char rcsid[] = "$Id: util.c,v 1.5 1993/08/01 18:57:34 mycroft Exp $";
 #include "stty.h"
 #include "extern.h"
 
-/*
- * Gross, but since we're changing the control descriptor from 1 to 0, most
- * users will be probably be doing "stty > /dev/sometty" by accident.  If 1
- * and 2 are both ttys, but not the same, assume that 1 was incorrectly
- * redirected.
- */
-void
-checkredirect()
-{
-	struct stat sb1, sb2;
-
-	if (isatty(STDOUT_FILENO) && isatty(STDERR_FILENO) &&
-	    !fstat(STDOUT_FILENO, &sb1) && !fstat(STDERR_FILENO, &sb2) &&
-	    (sb1.st_rdev != sb2.st_rdev))
-warn("stdout appears redirected, but stdin is the control descriptor");
-}
-
 #if __STDC__
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #else