diff --git a/redis-cli.c b/redis-cli.c
index e4ff59778..f8578832e 100644
--- a/redis-cli.c
+++ b/redis-cli.c
@@ -441,11 +441,8 @@ static char *prompt(char *line, int size) {
         printf(">> ");
         retval = fgets(line, size, stdin);
     } while (retval && *line == '\n');
-
     line[strlen(line) - 1] = '\0';
 
-    fpurge(stdin);
-
     return retval;
 }