diff --git a/code/sys/sys_win32.c b/code/sys/sys_win32.c
index 5f6b73f1..b3d21670 100644
--- a/code/sys/sys_win32.c
+++ b/code/sys/sys_win32.c
@@ -650,8 +650,5 @@ void Sys_PlatformInit( void )
 	}
 	else
 		SDL_VIDEODRIVER_externallySet = qfalse;
-
-	// Don't redirect to stdout.txt and stderr.txt
-	_putenv( "SDL_STDIO_REDIRECT=0" );
 #endif
 }