diff --git a/curses.h b/curses.h
index 99827640..896bc35f 100644
--- a/curses.h
+++ b/curses.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * See the file maintain.er for details of the current maintainer.	*
  ************************************************************************/
 
-/* $Id: curses.h,v 1.205 2006/07/30 19:18:00 wmcbrine Exp $ */
+/* $Id: curses.h,v 1.206 2006/08/10 07:17:14 wmcbrine Exp $ */
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------*
  *				PDCurses				*
@@ -681,11 +681,6 @@ extern	MOUSE_STATUS	Mouse_status;
 extern	int		COLORS, COLOR_PAIRS, TABSIZE;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CURSES_LIBRARY
-extern	int		_default_lines;	/* For presetting maximum lines	*/
-#endif
-
-
 
 /*man-start**************************************************************
 
diff --git a/dos/pdcgetsc.c b/dos/pdcgetsc.c
index 27ec3f26..594c400b 100644
--- a/dos/pdcgetsc.c
+++ b/dos/pdcgetsc.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-RCSID("$Id: pdcgetsc.c,v 1.28 2006/07/30 22:00:25 wmcbrine Exp $");
+RCSID("$Id: pdcgetsc.c,v 1.29 2006/08/10 07:17:15 wmcbrine Exp $");
 
 /*man-start**************************************************************
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ int PDC_get_rows(void)
 
 	if (rows == 1)
 	{
-		rows = _default_lines;		/* Allow pre-setting LINES */
+		rows = 25;
 		SP->direct_video = FALSE;
 	}
 
diff --git a/pdcurses/initscr.c b/pdcurses/initscr.c
index f3282d1c..27182449 100644
--- a/pdcurses/initscr.c
+++ b/pdcurses/initscr.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 # undef wnoutrefresh
 #endif
 
-RCSID("$Id: initscr.c,v 1.65 2006/08/01 03:16:17 wmcbrine Exp $");
+RCSID("$Id: initscr.c,v 1.66 2006/08/10 07:17:15 wmcbrine Exp $");
 
 const char *_curses_notice = "PDCurses 3.0 - Public Domain 2006";
 
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ SCREEN *SP = (SCREEN*)NULL;		/* curses variables */
 WINDOW *curscr = (WINDOW *)NULL;	/* the current screen image */
 WINDOW *stdscr = (WINDOW *)NULL;	/* the default screen window */
 
-int _default_lines = 25;		/* default terminal height */
 int LINES = 0;				/* current terminal height */
 int COLS = 0;				/* current terminal width */
 int TABSIZE = 8;