diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
index 1d6da0e3b2..784cc06a41 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml,v 1.96 2003/09/03 22:05:08 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml,v 1.97 2003/09/12 02:40:09 momjian Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
 -->
 
@@ -2073,19 +2073,6 @@ bar
 	</listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
-      <varlistentry>
-        <term><varname>WIN32_CONSOLE</varname></term>
-	<listitem>
-	<para>
-        This variable is only useful when working under the Win32 command
-        console. As the Win32 command console uses a different encoding than
-        the rest of the Windows system.  Eight-bit characters (e.g. German Umlauts)
-        are corrupted. When this variable is set the command console encoding will
-        be translated into ASCII encoding for input and output. 
-	</para>
-	</listitem>
-      </varlistentry>
-
     </variablelist>
 
    </refsect3>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/input.c b/src/bin/psql/input.c
index 0dec197400..085c95c635 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/input.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/input.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2000-2003, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  *
- * $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/psql/input.c,v 1.30 2003/09/05 02:31:10 momjian Exp $
+ * $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/psql/input.c,v 1.31 2003/09/12 02:40:09 momjian Exp $
  */
 #include "postgres_fe.h"
 #include "input.h"
@@ -99,15 +99,6 @@ gets_interactive(const char *prompt)
 	else
 		s = gets_basic(prompt);
 
-#ifdef WIN32
-	 /*
-	  * translate DOS console character set into ANSI, needed e.g. for German
-	  * umlauts
-	  */
-	if (GetVariableBool(pset.vars, "WIN32_CONSOLE"))
-		OemToChar(s, s);
-#endif
-
 	if (useHistory && s && s[0])
 	{
 		enum histcontrol HC;
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/mbprint.c b/src/bin/psql/mbprint.c
index ca4ba820f7..f8560f8166 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/mbprint.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/mbprint.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2000-2003, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  *
- * $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/psql/mbprint.c,v 1.11 2003/09/07 03:43:54 momjian Exp $
+ * $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/psql/mbprint.c,v 1.12 2003/09/12 02:40:09 momjian Exp $
  */
 
 #include "postgres_fe.h"
@@ -337,15 +337,6 @@ mbvalidate(unsigned char *pwcs, int encoding)
 		return mb_utf_validate(pwcs);
 	else
 	{
-#if defined(WIN32) && !defined(PGSCRIPTS)
-		/*
-		 * translate characters to DOS console encoding, e.g. needed for
-		 * German umlauts
-		 */
-		if (GetVariableBool(pset.vars, "WIN32_CONSOLE"))
-			CharToOem(pwcs, pwcs);
-#endif
-
 		/*
 		 * other encodings needing validation should add their own
 		 * routines here
diff --git a/src/bin/scripts/Makefile b/src/bin/scripts/Makefile
index ff51db5e3b..9c31d92b44 100644
--- a/src/bin/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/src/bin/scripts/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2002, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
 # Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
 #
-# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/scripts/Makefile,v 1.23 2003/09/07 03:43:55 momjian Exp $
+# $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/scripts/Makefile,v 1.24 2003/09/12 02:40:10 momjian Exp $
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ include $(top_builddir)/src/Makefile.global
 
 PROGRAMS = createdb createlang createuser dropdb droplang dropuser clusterdb vacuumdb
 
-override CPPFLAGS := -DPGSCRIPTS -I$(top_srcdir)/src/bin/pg_dump -I$(top_srcdir)/src/bin/psql -I$(libpq_srcdir) $(CPPFLAGS)
+override CPPFLAGS := -I$(top_srcdir)/src/bin/pg_dump -I$(top_srcdir)/src/bin/psql -I$(libpq_srcdir) $(CPPFLAGS)
 
 all: submake-libpq submake-backend $(PROGRAMS)