diff --git a/src/winio.c b/src/winio.c
index 47ccb21f..abda5ee1 100644
--- a/src/winio.c
+++ b/src/winio.c
@@ -142,13 +142,6 @@ void get_key_buffer(WINDOW *win)
 	return;
 
     while (input == ERR) {
-	/* If we've failed to get a character MAX_BUF_SIZE times in a row,
-	 * assume our input source is gone and die gracefully.  We could
-	 * check if errno is set to EIO ("Input/output error") and die in
-	 * that case, but it's not always set properly.  Argh. */
-	if (++errcount == MAX_BUF_SIZE)
-	    die(_("Too many errors from stdin"));
-
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
 	if (the_window_resized) {
 	    regenerate_screen();