diff --git a/modules/prelude-ruby.el b/modules/prelude-ruby.el
index cd15612..c1d44ad 100644
--- a/modules/prelude-ruby.el
+++ b/modules/prelude-ruby.el
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@
   '(progn
      (defun prelude-ruby-mode-defaults ()
        (inf-ruby-minor-mode +1)
-       ;; turn off the annoying input echo in irb
-       (setq comint-process-echoes t)
        (ruby-tools-mode +1)
        ;; CamelCase aware editing operations
        (subword-mode +1))