diff --git a/common/terminal.go b/common/terminal.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e862880a..000000000
--- a/common/terminal.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-package common
-
-// call into one of the platform-specific implementations to get the current terminal dimensions
-func GetTerminalDimensions() (width, height int, err error) {
-	return platformGetTerminalDimensions()
-}
diff --git a/common/terminal_posix.go b/common/terminal_posix.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a98a4fbd..000000000
--- a/common/terminal_posix.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-// +build !windows
-
-package common
-
-// Imports for determining terminal information across platforms
-import (
-	"os"
-
-	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
-)
-
-// posix api
-func platformGetTerminalDimensions() (width, height int, err error) {
-
-	// grab the handle to stdin
-	// XXX: in some cases, packer closes stdin, so the following can't be guaranteed
-	/*
-		tty := os.Stdin
-	*/
-
-	// open up a handle to the current tty
-	tty, err := os.Open("/dev/tty")
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, 0, err
-	}
-	defer tty.Close()
-
-	// convert the handle into a file descriptor
-	fd := int(tty.Fd())
-
-	// use it to make an Ioctl
-	ws, err := unix.IoctlGetWinsize(fd, unix.TIOCGWINSZ)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, 0, err
-	}
-
-	// return the width and height
-	return int(ws.Col), int(ws.Row), nil
-}
diff --git a/common/terminal_test.go b/common/terminal_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f1c66b092..000000000
--- a/common/terminal_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-package common
-
-import "testing"
-
-func TestGetTerminalDimensions(t *testing.T) {
-	if _, _, err := GetTerminalDimensions(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Unable to get terminal dimensions: %s", err)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/common/terminal_windows.go b/common/terminal_windows.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 556873eb0..000000000
--- a/common/terminal_windows.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-// +build windows
-
-package common
-
-import (
-	"syscall"
-	"unsafe"
-)
-
-// windows constants and structures pulled from msdn
-const (
-	_STD_INPUT_HANDLE  = -10
-	_STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE = -11
-	_STD_ERROR_HANDLE  = -12
-)
-
-type (
-	_SHORT int16
-	_WORD  uint16
-
-	_SMALL_RECT struct {
-		Left, Top, Right, Bottom _SHORT
-	}
-	_COORD struct {
-		X, Y _SHORT
-	}
-	_CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO struct {
-		dwSize, dwCursorPosition _COORD
-		wAttributes              _WORD
-		srWindow                 _SMALL_RECT
-		dwMaximumWindowSize      _COORD
-	}
-)
-
-// Low-level functions that call into Windows API for getting console info
-var kernel32 = syscall.NewLazyDLL("kernel32.dll")
-var kernel32_GetStdHandleProc = kernel32.NewProc("GetStdHandle")
-var kernel32_GetConsoleScreenBufferInfoProc = kernel32.NewProc("GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo")
-
-func kernel32_GetStdHandle(nStdHandle int32) (syscall.Handle, error) {
-	res, _, err := kernel32_GetStdHandleProc.Call(uintptr(nStdHandle))
-	if res == uintptr(syscall.InvalidHandle) {
-		return syscall.InvalidHandle, error(err)
-	}
-	return syscall.Handle(res), nil
-}
-
-func kernel32_GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(hConsoleOutput syscall.Handle, info *_CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO) error {
-	ok, _, err := kernel32_GetConsoleScreenBufferInfoProc.Call(uintptr(hConsoleOutput), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(info)))
-	if int(ok) == 0 {
-		return error(err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// windows api to get the console screen buffer info
-func getConsoleScreenBufferInfo(csbi *_CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO) (err error) {
-	var (
-		bi _CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO
-		fd syscall.Handle
-	)
-
-	// Re-open CONOUT$ as in some instances, stdout may be closed and guaranteed an stdout
-	if fd, err = syscall.Open("CONOUT$", syscall.O_RDWR, 0); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer syscall.Close(fd)
-
-	// grab the dimensions for the console
-	if err = kernel32_GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(fd, &bi); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	*csbi = bi
-	return nil
-}
-
-func platformGetTerminalDimensions() (width, height int, err error) {
-	var csbi _CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO
-
-	if err = getConsoleScreenBufferInfo(&csbi); err != nil {
-		return 0, 0, err
-	}
-
-	return int(csbi.dwSize.X), int(csbi.dwSize.Y), nil
-}