diff --git a/Source/cmSystemTools.cxx b/Source/cmSystemTools.cxx
index 2bdc928edf..9945305db4 100644
--- a/Source/cmSystemTools.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmSystemTools.cxx
@@ -2375,33 +2375,6 @@ void cmSystemTools::EnsureStdPipes()
 }
 #endif
 
-void cmSystemTools::DoNotInheritStdPipes()
-{
-#ifdef _WIN32
-  // Check to see if we are attached to a console
-  // if so, then do not stop the inherited pipes
-  // or stdout and stderr will not show up in dos
-  // shell windows
-  CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO hOutInfo;
-  HANDLE hOut = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
-  if (GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(hOut, &hOutInfo)) {
-    return;
-  }
-  {
-    HANDLE out = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
-    DuplicateHandle(GetCurrentProcess(), out, GetCurrentProcess(), &out, 0,
-                    FALSE, DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS | DUPLICATE_CLOSE_SOURCE);
-    SetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE, out);
-  }
-  {
-    HANDLE out = GetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE);
-    DuplicateHandle(GetCurrentProcess(), out, GetCurrentProcess(), &out, 0,
-                    FALSE, DUPLICATE_SAME_ACCESS | DUPLICATE_CLOSE_SOURCE);
-    SetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE, out);
-  }
-#endif
-}
-
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #  ifndef CRYPT_SILENT
 #    define CRYPT_SILENT 0x40 /* Not defined by VS 6 version of header.  */
diff --git a/Source/cmSystemTools.h b/Source/cmSystemTools.h
index 9563fd6393..0f96500204 100644
--- a/Source/cmSystemTools.h
+++ b/Source/cmSystemTools.h
@@ -494,12 +494,6 @@ public:
                          const std::vector<std::string>& files,
                          cmTarExtractTimestamps extractTimestamps,
                          bool verbose);
-  // This should be called first thing in main
-  // it will keep child processes from inheriting the
-  // stdin and stdout of this process.  This is important
-  // if you want to be able to kill child processes and
-  // not get stuck waiting for all the output on the pipes.
-  static void DoNotInheritStdPipes();
 
   static void EnsureStdPipes();
 
diff --git a/Source/ctest.cxx b/Source/ctest.cxx
index fa38a650fb..55defe781e 100644
--- a/Source/ctest.cxx
+++ b/Source/ctest.cxx
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ int main(int argc, char const* const* argv)
   argc = encoding_args.argc();
   argv = encoding_args.argv();
 
-  cmSystemTools::DoNotInheritStdPipes();
   cmSystemTools::InitializeLibUV();
   cmSystemTools::FindCMakeResources(argv[0]);