Index: lldb/trunk/include/lldb/Interpreter/ScriptInterpreter.h
===================================================================
--- lldb/trunk/include/lldb/Interpreter/ScriptInterpreter.h
+++ lldb/trunk/include/lldb/Interpreter/ScriptInterpreter.h
@@ -463,8 +463,6 @@
 
   static lldb::ScriptLanguage StringToLanguage(const llvm::StringRef &string);
 
-  virtual void ResetOutputFileHandle(FILE *new_fh) {} // By default, do nothing.
-
   lldb::ScriptLanguage GetLanguage() { return m_script_lang; }
 
 protected:
Index: lldb/trunk/source/Core/Debugger.cpp
===================================================================
--- lldb/trunk/source/Core/Debugger.cpp
+++ lldb/trunk/source/Core/Debugger.cpp
@@ -851,11 +851,6 @@
   if (!out_file.IsValid())
     out_file.SetStream(stdout, false);
 
-  // Do not create the ScriptInterpreter just for setting the output file
-  // handle as the constructor will know how to do the right thing on its own.
-  if (ScriptInterpreter *script_interpreter =
-          GetScriptInterpreter(/*can_create=*/false))
-    script_interpreter->ResetOutputFileHandle(fh);
 }
 
 void Debugger::SetErrorFileHandle(FILE *fh, bool tranfer_ownership) {
Index: lldb/trunk/source/Plugins/ScriptInterpreter/Python/ScriptInterpreterPython.cpp
===================================================================
--- lldb/trunk/source/Plugins/ScriptInterpreter/Python/ScriptInterpreterPython.cpp
+++ lldb/trunk/source/Plugins/ScriptInterpreter/Python/ScriptInterpreterPython.cpp
@@ -609,8 +609,6 @@
   return std::make_shared<ScriptInterpreterPythonImpl>(debugger);
 }
 
-void ScriptInterpreterPythonImpl::ResetOutputFileHandle(FILE *fh) {}
-
 void ScriptInterpreterPythonImpl::LeaveSession() {
   Log *log(lldb_private::GetLogIfAllCategoriesSet(LIBLLDB_LOG_SCRIPT));
   if (log)
Index: lldb/trunk/source/Plugins/ScriptInterpreter/Python/ScriptInterpreterPythonImpl.h
===================================================================
--- lldb/trunk/source/Plugins/ScriptInterpreter/Python/ScriptInterpreterPythonImpl.h
+++ lldb/trunk/source/Plugins/ScriptInterpreter/Python/ScriptInterpreterPythonImpl.h
@@ -254,8 +254,6 @@
   void SetWatchpointCommandCallback(WatchpointOptions *wp_options,
                                     const char *oneliner) override;
 
-  void ResetOutputFileHandle(FILE *new_fh) override;
-
   const char *GetDictionaryName() { return m_dictionary_name.c_str(); }
 
   PyThreadState *GetThreadState() { return m_command_thread_state; }