diff --git a/Source/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/CMakeLists.txt
index 5beb84c9d7..70fe9091a5 100644
--- a/Source/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -148,8 +148,6 @@ add_library(
   cmComputeTargetDepends.cxx
   cmConfigureLog.h
   cmConfigureLog.cxx
-  cmConsoleBuf.h
-  cmConsoleBuf.cxx
   cmConstStack.h
   cmConstStack.tcc
   cmCPackPropertiesGenerator.h
diff --git a/Source/Modules/CMakeBuildUtilities.cmake b/Source/Modules/CMakeBuildUtilities.cmake
index b4e0e72886..a1b0c4420b 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/CMakeBuildUtilities.cmake
+++ b/Source/Modules/CMakeBuildUtilities.cmake
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ set(KWSYS_USE_Base64 1)
 set(KWSYS_USE_MD5 1)
 set(KWSYS_USE_Process 1)
 set(KWSYS_USE_CommandLineArguments 1)
-set(KWSYS_USE_ConsoleBuf 1)
 set(KWSYS_HEADER_ROOT ${CMake_BINARY_DIR}/Source)
 set(KWSYS_INSTALL_DOC_DIR "${CMAKE_DOC_DIR}")
 if(CMake_NO_CXX_STANDARD)
diff --git a/Source/cmConsoleBuf.cxx b/Source/cmConsoleBuf.cxx
deleted file mode 100644
index 286c4c3e66..0000000000
--- a/Source/cmConsoleBuf.cxx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-/* Distributed under the OSI-approved BSD 3-Clause License.  See accompanying
-   file LICENSE.rst or https://cmake.org/licensing for details.  */
-#include "cmConsoleBuf.h"
-
-#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(CMAKE_BOOTSTRAP)
-cmConsoleBuf::cmConsoleBuf()
-  : m_ConsoleOut(std::cout)
-  , m_ConsoleErr(std::cerr, true)
-{
-}
-#else
-cmConsoleBuf::cmConsoleBuf() = default;
-#endif
-
-void cmConsoleBuf::SetUTF8Pipes()
-{
-#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(CMAKE_BOOTSTRAP)
-  m_ConsoleOut.SetUTF8Pipes();
-  m_ConsoleErr.SetUTF8Pipes();
-#endif
-}
diff --git a/Source/cmConsoleBuf.h b/Source/cmConsoleBuf.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 72e9da799a..0000000000
--- a/Source/cmConsoleBuf.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-/* Distributed under the OSI-approved BSD 3-Clause License.  See accompanying
-   file LICENSE.rst or https://cmake.org/licensing for details.  */
-#pragma once
-
-#include "cmConfigure.h" // IWYU pragma: keep
-
-#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(CMAKE_BOOTSTRAP)
-#  include "cmsys/ConsoleBuf.hxx"
-#endif
-
-class cmConsoleBuf
-{
-#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(CMAKE_BOOTSTRAP)
-  cmsys::ConsoleBuf::Manager m_ConsoleOut;
-  cmsys::ConsoleBuf::Manager m_ConsoleErr;
-#endif
-public:
-  cmConsoleBuf();
-  ~cmConsoleBuf() = default;
-  cmConsoleBuf(cmConsoleBuf const&) = delete;
-  cmConsoleBuf& operator=(cmConsoleBuf const&) = delete;
-  void SetUTF8Pipes();
-};
diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index 95d1224cc6..18788bea9d 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ CMAKE_CXX_SOURCES="\
   cmComputeLinkDepends \
   cmComputeLinkInformation \
   cmComputeTargetDepends \
-  cmConsoleBuf \
   cmConditionEvaluator \
   cmConfigureFileCommand \
   cmContinueCommand \