diff --git a/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/ITerminalConnector.java b/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/ITerminalConnector.java
index 073eccaf6d6..a019d49c325 100644
--- a/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/ITerminalConnector.java
+++ b/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/ITerminalConnector.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.tm.terminal;
 
-import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 
 
@@ -63,11 +62,6 @@ public interface ITerminalConnector {
      */
     OutputStream getOutputStream();
 
-    /**
-     * @return a stream to write to the remote site.
-     */
-    InputStream getInputStream();
-    
 	/**
 	 * Load the state of this connection. Is typically called before 
 	 * {@link #connect(ITerminalControl)}.
diff --git a/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/internal/control/TerminalControl.java b/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/internal/control/TerminalControl.java
index f12eb123562..b9f12677ea2 100644
--- a/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/internal/control/TerminalControl.java
+++ b/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/src/org/eclipse/tm/terminal/internal/control/TerminalControl.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package org.eclipse.tm.terminal.internal.control;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.net.SocketException;
 
@@ -452,15 +451,6 @@ public class TerminalControl implements ITerminalControlForText, ITerminalContro
 	}
 
 
-	/* (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.eclipse.tm.terminal.ITerminalControl#getInputStream()
-	 */
-	public InputStream getInputStream() {
-		if(fConnector!=null)
-			return fConnector.getInputStream();
-		return null;
-	}
-
 	public OutputStream getOutputStream() {
 		if(fConnector!=null)
 			return fConnector.getOutputStream();