diff --git a/src/io/file_manager.cpp b/src/io/file_manager.cpp
index a46b7f9d1..0de0e621c 100644
--- a/src/io/file_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/io/file_manager.cpp
@@ -195,11 +195,8 @@ FileManager::FileManager()
     checkAndCreateCachedTexturesDir();
     checkAndCreateGPDir();
 
-#ifdef WIN32
     redirectOutput();
 
-#endif
-
     // We can't use _() here, since translations will only be initalised
     // after the filemanager (to get the path to the tranlsations from it)
     for(unsigned int i=0; i<m_root_dirs.size(); i++)
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 70f9a2024..118e2885a 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1183,11 +1183,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[] )
 
         initRest();
 
-        // Windows 32 always redirects output
-#ifndef WIN32
-        file_manager->redirectOutput();
-#endif
-
         input_manager = new InputManager ();
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_WIIUSE