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()):