diff --git a/timeoutd.c b/timeoutd.c
index 5f94509..f8c6cf8 100644
--- a/timeoutd.c
+++ b/timeoutd.c
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ void bailout();
 char chk_timeout();
 void logoff_msg();
 void killit();
-int getdisc();
 int chk_xsession();             /* seppy: is it a X-Session? */
 void killit_xsession();         /* seppy: kill the X-Session */
 int chk_ssh(pid_t pid);         /* seppy: check if user is logged in via ssh (we have to
@@ -739,7 +738,6 @@ int session;
     char usermatch = 0;
     char groupmatch = 0;
     char **p;
-    int disc;
 
     configline = 0;
 
@@ -784,15 +782,12 @@ int session;
                    config[configline]->sessmax, daytime, config[configline]->daymax,
                    config[configline]->warntime);
 #endif
-            disc = getdisc(dev, host);
-
             limit_type = NOLOGINMSG;
             if (!config[configline]->login_allowed)
                 return NOLOGIN;
 
             limit_type = IDLEMSG;
-            if (disc == N_TTY && config[configline]->idlemax > 0
-                && idle >= config[configline]->idlemax)
+            if (config[configline]->idlemax > 0 && idle >= config[configline]->idlemax)
                 return IDLEMAX;
 
             limit_type = SESSMSG;
@@ -1053,17 +1048,6 @@ int signum;
     signal(SIGCHLD, reapchild);
 }
 
-int getdisc(d, host)
-char *d;
-char *host;
-{
-    int fd;
-    int disc;
-
-    return N_TTY;
-    /* TODO: add an actual portable way of getting terminal discipline */
-}
-
 int chk_xsession(dev, host)     /* returns TIMEOUTD_XSESSION_{REMOTE,LOCAL,NONE} when dev and host seem to be a xSession. */
 char *dev, *host;
 {