diff --git a/code/sysmacs.lisp b/code/sysmacs.lisp
index 95693b1a23b3a50ef5ee8cd2ba3387328ec8e60d..c5eb3ec3c79cd0dd2d49cb8193c5156a44b91ba5 100644
--- a/code/sysmacs.lisp
+++ b/code/sysmacs.lisp
@@ -112,21 +112,6 @@
 	   (funcall #'enable-interrupt (car ,it) (cadr ,it) (caddr ,it)))))))
 
 
-(defvar hi::*in-the-editor* nil)
-
-(defmacro without-hemlock (&body body)
-  `(progn
-     (when (and hi::*in-the-editor* (null debug::*in-the-debugger*))
-       (let ((device (hi::device-hunk-device
-		      (hi::window-hunk (hi::current-window)))))
-	 (funcall (hi::device-exit device) device)))
-     ,@body
-     (when (and hi::*in-the-editor* (null debug::*in-the-debugger*))
-       (let ((device (hi::device-hunk-device
-		      (hi::window-hunk (hi::current-window)))))
-	 (funcall (hi::device-init device) device)))))
-
-
 ;;; With-Reply-Port  --  Public    
 ;;;
 ;;;    If we find that the number of ports in use (as indicated by