diff --git a/games/hack/hack.pri.c b/games/hack/hack.pri.c
index 13ee6b7d0b15..eb412f1edf90 100644
--- a/games/hack/hack.pri.c
+++ b/games/hack/hack.pri.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static char let;
 		return;
 	}
 	if(prevx >= 0 && cansee(prevx,prevy)) {
-		delay_output();
+		delay_output(50);
 		prl(prevx, prevy);	/* in case there was a monster */
 		at(prevx, prevy, levl[prevx][prevy].scrsym);
 	}
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ register xx,yy;
 	}
 	/* normal call */
 	if(cansee(x,y)) {
-		if(cnt) delay_output();
+		if(cnt) delay_output(50);
 		at(x,y,let);
 		tc[cnt].x = x;
 		tc[cnt].y = y;
diff --git a/games/hack/hack.termcap.c b/games/hack/hack.termcap.c
index bc90c6539e66..43ce418e6d40 100644
--- a/games/hack/hack.termcap.c
+++ b/games/hack/hack.termcap.c
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ static short tmspc10[] = {		/* from termcap */
 	0, 2000, 1333, 909, 743, 666, 500, 333, 166, 83, 55, 41, 20, 10, 5, 3, 2, 1
 };
 
+#if 0
 delay_output() {
 	/* delay 50 ms - could also use a 'nap'-system call */
 	/* BUG: if the padding character is visible, as it is on the 5620
@@ -246,7 +247,6 @@ delay_output() {
 		(void) fflush(stdout);
 		usleep(50*1000);
 	}
-#if 0
 	else if(ospeed > 0 || ospeed < SIZE(tmspc10)) if(CM) {
 		/* delay by sending cm(here) an appropriate number of times */
 		register int cmlen = strlen(tgoto(CM, curx-1, cury-1));
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ delay_output() {
 			i -= cmlen*tmspc10[ospeed];
 		}
 	}
-#endif
 }
+#endif /* 0 */
 
 cl_eos()			/* free after Robert Viduya */
 {				/* must only be called with curx = 1 */