diff --git a/arogue5/mdport.c b/arogue5/mdport.c
index 76c1439..1f91f6b 100644
--- a/arogue5/mdport.c
+++ b/arogue5/mdport.c
@@ -120,17 +120,11 @@ md_hasclreol(void)
 }
 
 #ifdef	attron
-# define	_puts(s)	tputs(s, 0, md_putchar);
+# define	_puts(s)	tputs(s, 0, putchar);
 # define	SO		enter_standout_mode
 # define	SE		exit_standout_mode
 #endif
 
-int
-md_putchar(int c)
-{
-    putchar(c);
-}
-
 static int md_standout_mode = 0;
 
 int
diff --git a/arogue7/mdport.c b/arogue7/mdport.c
index ac456fa..a8e56dd 100644
--- a/arogue7/mdport.c
+++ b/arogue7/mdport.c
@@ -95,17 +95,11 @@ md_init(void)
 }
 
 #ifdef	attron
-# define	_puts(s)	tputs(s, 0, md_putchar);
+# define	_puts(s)	tputs(s, 0, putchar);
 # define	SO		enter_standout_mode
 # define	SE		exit_standout_mode
 #endif
 
-int
-md_putchar(int c)
-{
-    putchar(c);
-}
-
 static int md_standout_mode = 0;
 
 int
diff --git a/rogue3/mdport.c b/rogue3/mdport.c
index 0a386b1..63c36a3 100644
--- a/rogue3/mdport.c
+++ b/rogue3/mdport.c
@@ -282,12 +282,6 @@ md_hasclreol(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-void
-md_putchar(int c)
-{
-    putchar(c);
-}
-
 #ifdef _WIN32
 static int md_standout_mode = 0;
 #endif
@@ -310,7 +304,7 @@ md_raw_standout(void)
         md_standout_mode = 1;
     }
 #elif defined(SO)
-    tputs(SO,0,md_putchar);
+    tputs(SO,0,putchar);
     fflush(stdout);
 #endif
 }
@@ -333,7 +327,7 @@ md_raw_standend(void)
         md_standout_mode = 0;
     }
 #elif defined(SE)
-    tputs(SE,0,md_putchar);
+    tputs(SE,0,putchar);
     fflush(stdout);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/rogue4/mdport.c b/rogue4/mdport.c
index 8c3433b..c0958b5 100644
--- a/rogue4/mdport.c
+++ b/rogue4/mdport.c
@@ -119,12 +119,6 @@ md_hasclreol(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-void
-md_putchar(int c)
-{
-    putchar(c);
-}
-
 static int md_standout_mode = 0;
 
 void
@@ -145,7 +139,7 @@ md_raw_standout(void)
         md_standout_mode = 1;
     }
 #elif defined(SO)
-    tputs(SO,0,md_putchar);
+    tputs(SO,0,putchar);
     fflush(stdout);
 #endif
 }
@@ -168,7 +162,7 @@ md_raw_standend(void)
         md_standout_mode = 0;
     }
 #elif defined(SE)
-    tputs(SE,0,md_putchar);
+    tputs(SE,0,putchar);
     fflush(stdout);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/rogue5/mdport.c b/rogue5/mdport.c
index cdf9b12..22dfceb 100644
--- a/rogue5/mdport.c
+++ b/rogue5/mdport.c
@@ -278,12 +278,6 @@ md_hasclreol(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-void
-md_putchar(int c)
-{
-    putchar(c);
-}
-
 #ifdef _WIN32
 static int md_standout_mode = 0;
 #endif
@@ -306,7 +300,7 @@ md_raw_standout(void)
         md_standout_mode = 1;
     }
 #elif defined(SO)
-    tputs(SO,0,md_putchar);
+    tputs(SO,0,putchar);
     fflush(stdout);
 #endif
 }
@@ -329,7 +323,7 @@ md_raw_standend(void)
         md_standout_mode = 0;
     }
 #elif defined(SE)
-    tputs(SE,0,md_putchar);
+    tputs(SE,0,putchar);
     fflush(stdout);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/srogue/mdport.c b/srogue/mdport.c
index c414d0b..3b7c2d3 100644
--- a/srogue/mdport.c
+++ b/srogue/mdport.c
@@ -278,12 +278,6 @@ md_hasclreol(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-void
-md_putchar(int c)
-{
-    putchar(c);
-}
-
 #ifdef _WIN32
 static int md_standout_mode = 0;
 #endif
@@ -306,7 +300,7 @@ md_raw_standout(void)
         md_standout_mode = 1;
     }
 #elif defined(SO)
-    tputs(SO,0,md_putchar);
+    tputs(SO,0,putchar);
     fflush(stdout);
 #endif
 }
@@ -329,7 +323,7 @@ md_raw_standend(void)
         md_standout_mode = 0;
     }
 #elif defined(SE)
-    tputs(SE,0,md_putchar);
+    tputs(SE,0,putchar);
     fflush(stdout);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/urogue/mdport.c b/urogue/mdport.c
index f1e8dba..fc098c3 100644
--- a/urogue/mdport.c
+++ b/urogue/mdport.c
@@ -110,17 +110,11 @@ md_hasclreol()
 }
 
 #ifdef	attron
-# define	_puts(s)	tputs(s, 0, md_putchar);
+# define	_puts(s)	tputs(s, 0, putchar);
 # define	SO		enter_standout_mode
 # define	SE		exit_standout_mode
 #endif
 
-void
-md_putchar(int c)
-{
-    putchar(c);
-}
-
 static int md_standout_mode = 0;
 
 void