diff --git a/lib_pypy/_pypy_interact.py b/lib_pypy/_pypy_interact.py

index 9542f54..5e44fb4 100644

--- a/lib_pypy/_pypy_interact.py

+++ b/lib_pypy/_pypy_interact.py

@@ -13,19 +13,6 @@ def interactive_console(mainmodule=None, quiet=False):

         sys.ps1 = '>>>> '

     if not hasattr(sys, 'ps2'):

         sys.ps2 = '.... '

-    #

-    if not quiet:

-        try:

-            from _pypy_irc_topic import some_topic

-            text = "%s: ``%s''" % ( irc_header, some_topic())

-            while len(text) >= 80:

-                i = text[:80].rfind(' ')

-                print(text[:i])

-                text = text[i+1:]

-            print(text)

-        except ImportError:

-            pass

-    #

     run_interactive = run_simple_interactive_console

     try:

         if not os.isatty(sys.stdin.fileno()):