diff --git a/code/qcommon/qcommon.h b/code/qcommon/qcommon.h
index a6f0d5d..1f5d25d 100644
--- a/code/qcommon/qcommon.h
+++ b/code/qcommon/qcommon.h
@@ -967,7 +967,6 @@ void	Sys_ShowIP();
 
 void Sys_Mkdir( const char* path );
 const char* Sys_Cwd();
-const char* Sys_GetCurrentUser();
 const char* Sys_DefaultHomePath();
 
 char** Sys_ListFiles( const char *directory, const char *extension, const char *filter, int *numfiles, qbool wantsubs );
diff --git a/code/unix/unix_main.cpp b/code/unix/unix_main.cpp
index ab25e07..edd20e9 100644
--- a/code/unix/unix_main.cpp
+++ b/code/unix/unix_main.cpp
@@ -804,7 +804,6 @@ void Sys_Init()
 	Cmd_AddCommand( "in_restart", Sys_In_Restart_f );
 #endif
 	Cvar_Set( "arch", OS_STRING " " ARCH_STRING );
-	Cvar_Set( "username", Sys_GetCurrentUser() );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/code/unix/unix_shared.cpp b/code/unix/unix_shared.cpp
index 487a910..e537921 100644
--- a/code/unix/unix_shared.cpp
+++ b/code/unix/unix_shared.cpp
@@ -261,14 +261,3 @@ const char* Sys_DefaultHomePath()
 void Sys_ShowConsole( int visLevel, qboolean quitOnClose )
 {
 }
-
-
-const char* Sys_GetCurrentUser()
-{
-	const struct passwd* p;
-
-	if (!(p = getpwuid(getuid())))
-		return "player";
-
-	return p->pw_name;
-}
diff --git a/code/win32/win_shared.cpp b/code/win32/win_shared.cpp
index 505fabe..cc7ad4c 100644
--- a/code/win32/win_shared.cpp
+++ b/code/win32/win_shared.cpp
@@ -36,12 +36,6 @@ int Sys_Milliseconds()
 }
 
 
-const char* Sys_GetCurrentUser()
-{
-	return "player";
-}
-
-
 const char* Sys_DefaultHomePath()
 {
 	return NULL;
diff --git a/code/win32/win_syscon.cpp b/code/win32/win_syscon.cpp
index 6f45cdf..ed96942 100644
--- a/code/win32/win_syscon.cpp
+++ b/code/win32/win_syscon.cpp
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 #define EDIT_ID			100
 #define INPUT_ID		101
 
-#define CONSOLE_WIDTH	78
-
 typedef struct
 {
 	HWND		hWnd;
@@ -501,11 +499,8 @@ void Sys_CreateConsole( void )
 	SetForegroundWindow( s_wcd.hWnd );
 	SetFocus( s_wcd.hwndInputLine );
 
-	for ( int i = 0; i < COMMAND_HISTORY; ++i ) {
+	for ( int i = 0; i < COMMAND_HISTORY; ++i )
 		Field_Clear( &s_wcd.historyEditLines[i] );
-		s_wcd.historyEditLines[i].widthInChars = CONSOLE_WIDTH;
-	}
-
 	s_wcd.historyLine = 0;
 	s_wcd.nextHistoryLine = 0;