diff --git a/src/frontend/com_shell.c b/src/frontend/com_shell.c
index a2a73d098..d6f9c6f2c 100644
--- a/src/frontend/com_shell.c
+++ b/src/frontend/com_shell.c
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ com_shell(wordlist *wl)
         shell = SHELL;
     }
 
-    cp_ccon(FALSE);
-
 #ifdef HAVE_VFORK_H
     /* XXX Needs to switch process groups.  Also, worry about suspend */
     /* Only bother for efficiency */
diff --git a/src/frontend/cpitf.c b/src/frontend/cpitf.c
index a132b7580..eb047f54c 100644
--- a/src/frontend/cpitf.c
+++ b/src/frontend/cpitf.c
@@ -69,13 +69,7 @@ ft_cpinit(void)
         "vr(x)",    "re(v(x))",
         "vr(x,y)",  "re(v(x) - v(y))"
     };
-#ifndef SHARED_MODULE
-    /* if TIOCSTI is defined (not available in MS Windows:
-       Make escape the break character.
-       So the user can type ahead...
-       fcn defined in complete.c. */
-    cp_ccon(TRUE);
-#endif
+
     /* Initialize io, cp_chars[], variable "history" in init.c. */
     cp_init();
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/error.c b/src/frontend/error.c
index c78a00f23..dc168f5fc 100644
--- a/src/frontend/error.c
+++ b/src/frontend/error.c
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ ft_sperror(int code, char *mess)
 void
 fatal(void)
 {
-    cp_ccon(FALSE);
-
 #if defined(FTEDEBUG) && defined(SIGQUIT)
     (void) signal(SIGQUIT, SIG_DFL);
     (void) kill(getpid(), SIGQUIT);
diff --git a/src/frontend/misccoms.c b/src/frontend/misccoms.c
index 67aafb128..dd9551028 100644
--- a/src/frontend/misccoms.c
+++ b/src/frontend/misccoms.c
@@ -58,10 +58,8 @@ com_quit(wordlist *wl)
         (wl  &&  wl->wl_word  &&  cieq(wl->wl_word, "noask"))  ||
         !cp_getvar("askquit", CP_BOOL, NULL, 0);
 
-    /* update screen and reset terminal */
+    /* Update screen. */
     gr_clean();
-    cp_ccon(FALSE);
-
 
     /* Make sure the guy really wants to quit. */
     if (!ft_nutmeg)
diff --git a/src/frontend/parser/complete.c b/src/frontend/parser/complete.c
index 8dc8c2ff0..d60bd677d 100644
--- a/src/frontend/parser/complete.c
+++ b/src/frontend/parser/complete.c
@@ -40,22 +40,6 @@ Modified: 1999 Paolo Nenzi
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #endif
 
-/* Be sure the ioctls get included in the following */
-#ifdef HAVE_SGTTY_H
-#include <sgtty.h>
-#else
-#ifdef HAVE_TERMIO_H
-#include <termio.h>
-#else
-#ifdef HAVE_TERMIOS_H
-#include <termios.h>
-#endif
-#endif
-#endif
-
-
-#define CNTRL_D '\004'
-#define ESCAPE  '\033'
 #define NCLASSES 32
 
 bool cp_nocc;               /* Don't do command completion. */
@@ -349,96 +333,6 @@ cp_cctowl(struct ccom *stuff)
 }
 
 
-/* Turn on and off the escape break character and cooked mode. */
-
-void
-cp_ccon(bool on)
-{
-#ifdef TIOCSTI
-#ifdef HAVE_SGTTY_H
-    static bool ison = FALSE;
-    struct tchars tbuf;
-    struct sgttyb sbuf;
-
-    if (cp_nocc || !cp_interactive || (ison == on))
-        return;
-    ison = on;
-
-    /* Set the terminal up -- make escape the break character, and
-     * make sure we aren't in raw or cbreak mode.  Hope the (void)
-     * ioctl's won't fail.
-     */
-    (void) ioctl(fileno(cp_in), TIOCGETC, &tbuf);
-    if (on)
-        tbuf.t_brkc = ESCAPE;
-    else
-        tbuf.t_brkc = '\0';
-    (void) ioctl(fileno(cp_in), TIOCSETC, &tbuf);
-
-    (void) ioctl(fileno(cp_in), TIOCGETP, &sbuf);
-    sbuf.sg_flags &= ~(RAW|CBREAK);
-    (void) ioctl(fileno(cp_in), TIOCSETP, &sbuf);
-#else
-
-#  ifdef HAVE_TERMIO_H
-
-#      define TERM_GET TCGETA
-#      define TERM_SET TCSETA
-    static struct termio sbuf;
-    static struct termio OS_Buf;
-
-#  else
-#    ifdef HAVE_TERMIOS_H
-
-
-#      define TERM_GET TCGETS
-#      define TERM_SET TCSETS
-    static struct termios sbuf;
-    static struct termios OS_Buf;
-
-#    endif
-#  endif
-
-#ifdef TERM_GET
-    static bool ison = FALSE;
-
-    if (cp_nocc || !cp_interactive || (ison == on))
-        return;
-    ison = on;
-
-    if (ison == TRUE) {
-#if HAVE_TCGETATTR
-        tcgetattr(fileno(cp_in), &OS_Buf);
-#else
-        (void) ioctl(fileno(cp_in), TERM_GET, &OS_Buf);
-#endif
-        sbuf = OS_Buf;
-        sbuf.c_cc[VEOF] = '\0';
-        sbuf.c_cc[VEOL] = ESCAPE;
-        sbuf.c_cc[VEOL2] = CNTRL_D;
-#if HAVE_TCSETATTR
-        tcsetattr(fileno(cp_in), TCSANOW, &sbuf);
-#else
-        (void) ioctl(fileno(cp_in), TERM_SET, &sbuf);
-#endif
-    } else {
-#ifdef HAVE_TCSETATTR
-        tcsetattr(fileno(cp_in), TCSANOW, &OS_Buf);
-#else
-        (void) ioctl(fileno(cp_in), TERM_SET, &OS_Buf);
-#endif
-    }
-
-#  endif
-#endif
-
-#else
-    NG_IGNORE(on);
-#endif
-
-}
-
-
 /* The following routines deal with the command and keyword databases.
  * Say whether a given word exists in the command database.
  */
diff --git a/src/frontend/parser/cshpar.c b/src/frontend/parser/cshpar.c
index b4cfa7fc8..1c8760afe 100644
--- a/src/frontend/parser/cshpar.c
+++ b/src/frontend/parser/cshpar.c
@@ -13,18 +13,6 @@ Author: 1985 Wayne A. Christopher, U. C. Berkeley CAD Group
 #include <signal.h>
 #include "cshpar.h"
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SGTTY_H
-#include <sgtty.h>
-#else
-#ifdef HAVE_TERMIO_H
-#include <termio.h>
-#else
-#ifdef HAVE_TERMIOS_H
-#include <termios.h>
-#endif
-#endif
-#endif
-
 #ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/src/frontend/parser/lexical.c b/src/frontend/parser/lexical.c
index 370ce1447..4a2468f44 100644
--- a/src/frontend/parser/lexical.c
+++ b/src/frontend/parser/lexical.c
@@ -22,26 +22,6 @@ Author: 1985 Wayne A. Christopher, U. C. Berkeley CAD Group
 #include <pwd.h>
 #endif
 
-/* MW. Linux has TIOCSTI, so we include all headers here */
-#if !defined(__MINGW32__) && !defined(_MSC_VER)
-#include <sys/ioctl.h>
-#endif
-
-#ifdef HAVE_SGTTY_H
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sgtty.h>
-#else
-#ifdef HAVE_TERMIO_H
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <termio.h>
-#else
-#ifdef HAVE_TERMIOS_H
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <termios.h>
-#endif
-#endif
-#endif
-
 #include "ngspice/fteinput.h"
 #include "lexical.h"
 
@@ -73,12 +53,8 @@ bool cp_bqflag = FALSE;
 char *cp_promptstring = NULL;
 char *cp_altprompt = NULL;
 
-static int numeofs = 0;
-
-
 #define ESCAPE  '\033'
 
-
 /* Return a list of words, with backslash quoting and '' quoting done.
  * Strings enclosed in "" or `` are made single words and returned,
  * but with the "" or `` still present. For the \ and '' cases, the
@@ -155,7 +131,6 @@ wordlist *
 cp_lexer(char *string)
 {
     int c, d;
-    int i;
     wordlist *wlist, *wlist_tail;
     struct cp_lexer_buf buf, linebuf;
     int paren;
@@ -165,7 +140,6 @@ cp_lexer(char *string)
 
     /* prompt for string if none is passed */
     if (!string && cp_interactive) {
-        cp_ccon(TRUE);
         prompt();
     }
 
@@ -194,11 +168,8 @@ nloop:
         if (string && (c == ESCAPE))
             continue;
 
-        if ((c != EOF) && (c != ESCAPE))
-            push(&linebuf, c);
-
         if (c != EOF)
-            numeofs = 0;
+            push(&linebuf, c);
 
         /* if '\' or '^', add following character to linebuf */
         if ((c == '\\' && DIR_TERM != '\\') || (c == '\026') /* ^V */ ) {
@@ -293,70 +264,6 @@ nloop:
             push(&linebuf, d);
             break;
 
-        case '\004':
-        case EOF:
-            /* upon command completion, not used actually */
-            if (cp_interactive && !cp_nocc && !string) {
-
-                if (linebuf.i == 0) {
-                    if (cp_ignoreeof && (numeofs++ < 23)) {
-                        fputs("Use \"quit\" to quit.\n", stdout);
-                    } else {
-                        fputs("quit\n", stdout);
-                        cp_doquit();
-                    }
-                    append(NULL);
-                    goto done;
-                }
-
-                push(&buf, '\0');
-                push(&linebuf, '\0');
-
-                // cp_ccom doesn't mess wlist, read only access to wlist->wl_word
-                cp_ccom(wlist, buf.s, FALSE);
-                (void) fputc('\r', cp_out);
-                prompt();
-                for (i = 0; linebuf.s[i]; i++)
-#ifdef TIOCSTI
-                    (void) ioctl(fileno(cp_out), TIOCSTI, linebuf.s + i);
-#else
-                fputc(linebuf.s[i], cp_out);  /* But you can't edit */
-#endif
-                goto nloop;
-            }
-
-            /* EOF during a source */
-            if (cp_interactive) {
-                fputs("quit\n", stdout);
-                cp_doquit();
-                append(NULL);
-                goto done;
-            }
-
-            wl_free(wlist);
-            tfree(buf.s);
-            tfree(linebuf.s);
-            return NULL;
-
-        case ESCAPE:
-            /* upon command completion, not used actually */
-            if (cp_interactive && !cp_nocc) {
-                push(&buf, '\0');
-                push(&linebuf, '\0');
-                fputs("\b\b  \b\b\r", cp_out);
-                prompt();
-                for (i = 0; linebuf.s[i]; i++)
-#ifdef TIOCSTI
-                    (void) ioctl(fileno(cp_out), TIOCSTI, linebuf.s + i);
-#else
-                fputc(linebuf.s[i], cp_out);  /* But you can't edit */
-#endif
-                // cp_ccom doesn't mess wlist, read only access to wlist->wl_word
-                cp_ccom(wlist, buf.s, TRUE);
-                goto nloop;
-            }
-            goto ldefault;
-
         case ',':
             if ((paren < 1) && (buf.i > 0)) {
                 newword;
diff --git a/src/frontend/signal_handler.c b/src/frontend/signal_handler.c
index 4e72bfcf7..4d4d6ec2c 100644
--- a/src/frontend/signal_handler.c
+++ b/src/frontend/signal_handler.c
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ ft_sigintr(void)
 
     if (interrupt_counter >= 3) {
         fprintf(cp_err, "\nKilling, since %d interrupts have been requested\n\n", interrupt_counter);
-        cp_ccon(FALSE);
         controlled_exit(1);
     }
 
@@ -149,7 +148,6 @@ void
 sigstop(void)
 {
     gr_clean();
-    cp_ccon(FALSE);
     if (!cp_background) {
         (void) signal(SIGTSTP, SIG_DFL);
         (void) kill(getpid(), SIGTSTP); /* This should stop us */
diff --git a/src/frontend/variable.c b/src/frontend/variable.c
index 205ea969b..bef5a72f9 100644
--- a/src/frontend/variable.c
+++ b/src/frontend/variable.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ Author: 1985 Wayne A. Christopher, U. C. Berkeley CAD Group
 bool cp_noglob = FALSE;
 bool cp_nonomatch = FALSE;
 bool cp_noclobber = FALSE;
-bool cp_ignoreeof = FALSE;
 bool cp_echo = FALSE;   /* CDHW */
 
 struct variable *variables = NULL;
@@ -245,7 +244,7 @@ void cp_vset(const char *varname, enum cp_types type,
 
 
 /* Process special variables: noglob, nonomatch, history,
- * noclobber, echo, prompt, ignoreeof, cpdebug, and no_histsubst
+ * noclobber, echo, prompt, cpdebug, and no_histsubst
  * by setting the values of associated option variables.
  *
  * Parmeters
@@ -260,8 +259,7 @@ static void update_option_variables(const char *sz_var_name,
         ['h' - 'a'] = 2, /* history */
         ['e' - 'a'] = 3, /* echo */
         ['p' - 'a'] = 4, /* prompt, program */
-        ['i' - 'a'] = 5, /* ignoreeof */
-        ['c' - 'a'] = 6 /* cpdebug */
+        ['c' - 'a'] = 5  /* cpdebug */
     };
 
     unsigned int index0 = (unsigned int) sz_var_name[0] - 'a';
@@ -365,11 +363,6 @@ static void update_option_variables(const char *sz_var_name,
         }
         return; /* not of interest */
     case 5:
-        if (eq(sz_var_name + 1, "gnoreeof")) { /* ignoreeof */
-            cp_ignoreeof = f_set;
-        }
-        return;
-    case 6:
         if (eq(sz_var_name + 1, "pdebug")) { /* cpdebug */
             cp_debug = f_set;
 #ifndef CPDEBUG
diff --git a/src/include/ngspice/cpextern.h b/src/include/ngspice/cpextern.h
index 00ab7f7da..0440d4187 100644
--- a/src/include/ngspice/cpextern.h
+++ b/src/include/ngspice/cpextern.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ extern struct ccom *cp_kwswitch(int kw_class, struct ccom *tree);
 extern void cp_addcomm(char *word, long int bits0, long int bits1, long int bits2, long int bits3);
 extern void cp_addkword(int kw_class, char *word);
 extern void cp_ccom(wordlist *wlist, char *buf, bool esc);
-extern void cp_ccon(bool on);
 extern void cp_ccrestart(bool kwords);
 extern void cp_remcomm(char *word);
 extern void cp_remkword(int kw_class, const char *word);
@@ -152,7 +151,6 @@ enum cp_types {
   CP_LIST
 };
 
-extern bool cp_ignoreeof;
 extern bool cp_noclobber;
 extern bool cp_noglob;
 extern bool cp_nonomatch;
diff --git a/src/include/ngspice/ngspice.h b/src/include/ngspice/ngspice.h
index 842a90e4f..f886a0db0 100644
--- a/src/include/ngspice/ngspice.h
+++ b/src/include/ngspice/ngspice.h
@@ -60,18 +60,6 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_TERMIOS_H
-#include <termios.h>
-#else
-#  ifdef HAVE_SGTTY_H
-#  include <sgtty.h>
-#    else
-#    ifdef HAVE_TERMIO_H
-#      include <termio.h>
-#    endif
-#  endif
-#endif
-
 #ifdef HAVE_PWD_H
 #include <pwd.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/src/ngsconvert.c b/src/ngsconvert.c
index 00dca03c7..96ab3f83a 100644
--- a/src/ngsconvert.c
+++ b/src/ngsconvert.c
@@ -495,7 +495,6 @@ void out_init(void) { }
 void cp_doquit(void) { exit(0); }
 struct variable *cp_usrvars(void) { return NULL; }
 int cp_evloop(char *s) { NG_IGNORE(s); return (0); }
-void cp_ccon(bool o) { NG_IGNORE(o); }
 char*if_errstring(int c) { NG_IGNORE(c); return strdup("error"); }
 void out_printf(char *fmt, ...) { NG_IGNORE(fmt); }
 void out_send(char *string) { NG_IGNORE(string); }