diff --git a/src/fe-text/term-curses.c b/src/fe-text/term-curses.c
index c79508aa..749336b7 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/term-curses.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/term-curses.c
@@ -377,10 +377,6 @@ void term_stop(void)
 	irssi_redraw();
 }
 
-void term_auto_detach(int set)
-{
-}
-
 void term_set_input_type(int type)
 {
 }
diff --git a/src/fe-text/term-terminfo.c b/src/fe-text/term-terminfo.c
index 293a0595..529fc2c2 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/term-terminfo.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/term-terminfo.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ static char *term_lines_empty; /* 1 if line is entirely empty */
 static int vcmove, vcx, vcy, curs_visible;
 static int crealx, crealy, cforcemove;
 static int curs_x, curs_y;
-static int auto_detach;
 
 static int last_fg, last_bg, last_attrs;
 
@@ -106,7 +105,6 @@ int term_init(void)
 	term_width = current_term->width;
 	term_height = current_term->height;
 	root_window = term_window_create(0, 0, term_width, term_height);
-        term_detached = FALSE;
 
         term_lines_empty = g_new0(char, term_height);
 
@@ -130,8 +128,6 @@ void term_deinit(void)
 
 static void term_move_real(void)
 {
-	if (term_detached) return;
-
 	if (vcx != crealx || vcy != crealy || cforcemove) {
 		if (curs_visible) {
 			terminfo_set_cursor_visible(FALSE);
@@ -194,16 +190,12 @@ int term_has_colors(void)
 /* Force the colors on any way you can */
 void term_force_colors(int set)
 {
-	if (term_detached) return;
-
 	terminfo_setup_colors(current_term, set);
 }
 
 /* Clear screen */
 void term_clear(void)
 {
-	if (term_detached) return;
-
         term_set_color(root_window, ATTR_RESET);
 	terminfo_clear();
         term_move_reset(0, 0);
@@ -214,8 +206,6 @@ void term_clear(void)
 /* Beep */
 void term_beep(void)
 {
-	if (term_detached) return;
-
         terminfo_beep(current_term);
 }
 
@@ -252,8 +242,6 @@ void term_window_clear(TERM_WINDOW *window)
 {
 	int y;
 
-	if (term_detached) return;
-
         terminfo_set_normal();
         if (window->y == 0 && window->height == term_height) {
         	term_clear();
@@ -270,8 +258,6 @@ void term_window_scroll(TERM_WINDOW *window, int count)
 {
 	int y;
 
-	if (term_detached) return;
-
 	terminfo_scroll(window->y, window->y+window->height-1, count);
         term_move_reset(vcx, vcy);
 
@@ -285,8 +271,6 @@ void term_set_color(TERM_WINDOW *window, int col)
 {
 	int set_normal;
 
-	if (term_detached) return;
-
         set_normal = ((col & ATTR_RESETFG) && last_fg != -1) ||
 		((col & ATTR_RESETBG) && last_bg != -1);
 	if (((last_attrs & ATTR_BOLD) && (col & ATTR_BOLD) == 0) ||
@@ -387,8 +371,6 @@ static void term_printed_text(int count)
 
 void term_addch(TERM_WINDOW *window, char chr)
 {
-	if (term_detached) return;
-
 	if (vcmove) term_move_real();
 
 	if (vcy < term_height-1 || vcx < term_width-1) {
@@ -416,8 +398,6 @@ static void term_addch_utf8(TERM_WINDOW *window, unichar chr)
 
 void term_add_unichar(TERM_WINDOW *window, unichar chr)
 {
-	if (term_detached) return;
-
 	if (vcmove) term_move_real();
 	if (vcy == term_height-1 && vcx == term_width-1)
 		return; /* last char in screen */
@@ -447,8 +427,6 @@ void term_addstr(TERM_WINDOW *window, const char *str)
 {
 	int len;
 
-	if (term_detached) return;
-
 	if (vcmove) term_move_real();
 	len = strlen(str); /* FIXME utf8 or big5 */
         term_printed_text(len);
@@ -461,8 +439,6 @@ void term_addstr(TERM_WINDOW *window, const char *str)
 
 void term_clrtoeol(TERM_WINDOW *window)
 {
-	if (term_detached) return;
-
 	/* clrtoeol() doesn't necessarily understand colors */
 	if (last_fg == -1 && last_bg == -1 &&
 	    (last_attrs & (ATTR_UNDERLINE|ATTR_REVERSE)) == 0) {
@@ -488,7 +464,7 @@ void term_move_cursor(int x, int y)
 
 void term_refresh(TERM_WINDOW *window)
 {
-	if (term_detached || freeze_counter > 0)
+	if (freeze_counter > 0)
 		return;
 
 	term_move(root_window, curs_x, curs_y);
@@ -514,43 +490,12 @@ void term_refresh_thaw(void)
                 term_refresh(NULL);
 }
 
-void term_auto_detach(int set)
-{
-        auto_detach = set;
-}
-
-void term_detach(void)
-{
-	terminfo_stop(current_term);
-
-        fclose(current_term->in);
-        fclose(current_term->out);
-
-	current_term->in = NULL;
-	current_term->out = NULL;
-        term_detached = TRUE;
-}
-
-void term_attach(FILE *in, FILE *out)
-{
-	current_term->in = in;
-	current_term->out = out;
-        term_detached = FALSE;
-
-	terminfo_cont(current_term);
-	irssi_redraw();
-}
-
 void term_stop(void)
 {
-	if (term_detached) {
-		kill(getpid(), SIGTSTP);
-	} else {
 		terminfo_stop(current_term);
 		kill(getpid(), SIGTSTP);
 		terminfo_cont(current_term);
 		irssi_redraw();
-	}
 }
 
 static int input_utf8(const unsigned char *buffer, int size, unichar *result)
@@ -612,18 +557,12 @@ void term_gets(void)
 {
 	int ret, i, char_len;
 
-	if (term_detached)
-		return;
-
         /* fread() doesn't work */
 
 	ret = read(fileno(current_term->in),
 		   term_inbuf + term_inbuf_pos, sizeof(term_inbuf)-term_inbuf_pos);
 	if (ret == 0) {
 		/* EOF - terminal got lost */
-		if (auto_detach)
-                        term_detach();
-		else
 		ret = -1;
 	} else if (ret == -1 && (errno == EINTR || errno == EAGAIN))
 		ret = 0;
diff --git a/src/fe-text/term.c b/src/fe-text/term.c
index c5879c7a..4d77afb9 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/term.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/term.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 #define MIN_SCREEN_WIDTH 20
 
-int term_width, term_height, term_detached;
+int term_width, term_height;
 
 int term_use_colors;
 int term_type;
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ static void read_settings(void)
 	int old_colors = term_use_colors;
         int old_type = term_type;
 
-        term_auto_detach(settings_get_bool("term_auto_detach"));
-
         /* set terminal type */
 	str = settings_get_str("term_charset");
 	if (g_ascii_strcasecmp(str, "utf-8") == 0)
@@ -150,7 +148,6 @@ void term_common_init(void)
 #endif
 	settings_add_bool("lookandfeel", "colors", TRUE);
 	settings_add_bool("lookandfeel", "term_force_colors", FALSE);
-        settings_add_bool("lookandfeel", "term_auto_detach", FALSE);
         settings_add_bool("lookandfeel", "mirc_blink_fix", FALSE);
 
 	force_colors = FALSE;
diff --git a/src/fe-text/term.h b/src/fe-text/term.h
index f80e23b4..2334edaf 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/term.h
+++ b/src/fe-text/term.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ typedef guint32 unichar;
 
 extern TERM_WINDOW *root_window;
 extern int term_width, term_height;
-extern int term_use_colors, term_type, term_detached;
+extern int term_use_colors, term_type;
 
 /* Initialize / deinitialize terminal */
 int term_init(void);
@@ -77,11 +77,6 @@ void term_refresh_freeze(void);
 void term_refresh_thaw(void);
 void term_refresh(TERM_WINDOW *window);
 
-/* Automatically detach irssi when terminal is lost */
-void term_auto_detach(int set);
-void term_detach(void);
-void term_attach(FILE *in, FILE *out);
-
 void term_stop(void);
 
 /* keyboard input handling */