2 files changed, 0 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/src/minibuf.c b/src/minibuf.c
index 11b3fe2b9c2..c41958d85f9 100644
--- a/src/minibuf.c
+++ b/src/minibuf.c
@@ -595,13 +595,6 @@ read_minibuf (Lisp_Object map, Lisp_Object initial, Lisp_Object prompt,
   XWINDOW (minibuf_window)->hscroll = 0;
   XWINDOW (minibuf_window)->suspend_auto_hscroll = 0;
 
-  /* Why does this code set print-escape-newlines?  No call to Fprin1
-     or to Fprint is anywhere in sight.  FIXME: Either remove the next
-     two lines of code along with this comment, or replace this
-     comment with an explanation for why the two lines are needed.  */
-  Fmake_local_variable (Qprint_escape_newlines);
-  print_escape_newlines = 1;
-
   /* Erase the buffer.  */
   {
     ptrdiff_t count1 = SPECPDL_INDEX ();
diff --git a/src/print.c b/src/print.c
index a8bbb9d37a1..7c6856af48c 100644
--- a/src/print.c
+++ b/src/print.c
@@ -2447,10 +2447,8 @@ priorities.  */);
   defsubr (&Sredirect_debugging_output);
   defsubr (&Sprint_preprocess);
 
-  DEFSYM (Qprint_escape_newlines, "print-escape-newlines");
   DEFSYM (Qprint_escape_multibyte, "print-escape-multibyte");
   DEFSYM (Qprint_escape_nonascii, "print-escape-nonascii");
-  DEFSYM (Qprint_escape_control_characters, "print-escape-control-characters");
 
   print_prune_charset_plist = Qnil;
   staticpro (&print_prune_charset_plist);