diff --git a/com.oracle.truffle.r.engine/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/engine/REngine.java b/com.oracle.truffle.r.engine/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/engine/REngine.java
index 2320a0a24dd7d30ef5dc8fa3c19f7b29ec3725a9..369269c13f4fe18b1ef8db1160dcdec88719f153 100644
--- a/com.oracle.truffle.r.engine/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/engine/REngine.java
+++ b/com.oracle.truffle.r.engine/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/engine/REngine.java
@@ -367,7 +367,6 @@ public final class REngine implements RContext.Engine {
         SourceSection ss = body.getSourceSection();
         String trace;
         if (ss == null) {
-            System.console();
             if (body instanceof ConstantNode) {
                 trace = ((ConstantNode) body).getValue().toString();
             } else {
diff --git a/com.oracle.truffle.r.nodes/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/nodes/builtin/RBuiltinNode.java b/com.oracle.truffle.r.nodes/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/nodes/builtin/RBuiltinNode.java
index 160a04fc6af0b06a1479c340fdb28c1968b2ff68..48a2933110c605b455d6f411192d92dc71164da0 100644
--- a/com.oracle.truffle.r.nodes/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/nodes/builtin/RBuiltinNode.java
+++ b/com.oracle.truffle.r.nodes/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/nodes/builtin/RBuiltinNode.java
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@ public abstract class RBuiltinNode extends RCallNode implements VisibilityContro
      */
     protected Object[] getParameterNames() {
         RBuiltin builtin = getRBuiltin();
-        if (builtin == null) {
-            System.console();
-        }
         return builtin == null ? null : builtin.parameterNames();
     }