diff --git a/src/irmc.c b/src/irmc.c
index 55328ca..71fde4e 100644
--- a/src/irmc.c
+++ b/src/irmc.c
@@ -49,21 +49,6 @@ char last_sender[16];
 int translate = 1;
 int audio_status = 1;
 
-int kbhit (void)
-{
-  	struct timeval tv;
-  	fd_set rdfs;
-
-  	tv.tv_sec = 0;
-  	tv.tv_usec = 0;
-
-  	FD_ZERO(&rdfs);
-  	FD_SET (STDIN_FILENO, &rdfs);
-
-  	select (STDIN_FILENO+1, &rdfs, NULL, NULL, &tv);
-  	return FD_ISSET(STDIN_FILENO, &rdfs);
-}
-
 
 /* get sockaddr, IPv4 or IPv6: */
 void *get_in_addr(struct sockaddr *sa)