diff --git a/cwesnoth.cmd b/cwesnoth.cmd
index 588f6b35526..88029c6426e 100644
--- a/cwesnoth.cmd
+++ b/cwesnoth.cmd
@@ -6,11 +6,5 @@ rem Usage:
 rem   cwesnoth <command line>
 rem
 
-setlocal
-
-rem Disable stdout.txt/stderr.txt redirection in SDLmain.
-set SDL_STDIO_REDIRECT=0
-
 wesnoth --no-log-to-file %*
-
-endlocal
+pause