1 files changed, 0 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/ruby.c b/ruby.c
index 462d45a2b9..d326ca272e 100644
--- a/ruby.c
+++ b/ruby.c
@@ -1471,15 +1471,6 @@ ruby_prog_init(void)
     rb_define_hooked_variable("$PROGRAM_NAME", &rb_progname, 0, set_arg0);
 
     rb_define_global_const("ARGV", rb_argv);
-
-#ifdef MSDOS
-    /*
-     * There is no way we can refer to them from ruby, so close them to save
-     * space.
-     */
-    (void)fclose(stdaux);
-    (void)fclose(stdprn);
-#endif
 }
 
 void