diff --git a/libsrc/sym1/read.s b/libsrc/sym1/read.s
index 7ab88f1e8..b876a5915 100644
--- a/libsrc/sym1/read.s
+++ b/libsrc/sym1/read.s
@@ -29,11 +29,7 @@ begin:  dec     ptr2
         beq     done             ; If buffer full, return
 
 getch:  jsr     INTCHR           ; Get character using Monitor ROM call
-        jsr     OUTCHR           ; Echo it
-        and     #$7F             ; Clear hi bit and check for '\r'
-        cmp     #$0D
-        bne     putch
-        lda     #$0A             ; Replace with '\n' and set count to zero
+        and     #$7F             ; Clear hi bit
 
 putch:  ldy     #$00             ; Put char into return buffer
         sta     (ptr1),y