diff --git a/retroshare-nogui/src/notifytxt.cc b/retroshare-nogui/src/notifytxt.cc
index a29a7a17c..2fa56596a 100644
--- a/retroshare-nogui/src/notifytxt.cc
+++ b/retroshare-nogui/src/notifytxt.cc
@@ -184,51 +184,33 @@ void NotifyTxt::displayFriends()
 
 void NotifyTxt::displayDirectories()
 {
-	iface->lockData(); /* Lock Interface */
-
 	std::ostringstream out;
 	std::cerr << out.str();
-
-	iface->unlockData(); /* UnLock Interface */
 }
 
 
 void NotifyTxt::displaySearch()
 {
-	iface->lockData(); /* Lock Interface */
-
 	std::ostringstream out;
 	std::cerr << out.str();
-
-	iface->unlockData(); /* UnLock Interface */
 }
 
 
 void NotifyTxt::displayMessages()
 {
-	iface->lockData(); /* Lock Interface */
-	iface->unlockData(); /* UnLock Interface */
 }
 
 void NotifyTxt::displayChannels()
 {
-	iface->lockData(); /* Lock Interface */
-
 	std::ostringstream out;
 	std::cerr << out.str();
-
-	iface->unlockData(); /* UnLock Interface */
 }
 
 
 void NotifyTxt::displayTransfers()
 {
-	iface->lockData(); /* Lock Interface */
-
 	std::ostringstream out;
 	std::cerr << out.str();
-
-	iface->unlockData(); /* UnLock Interface */
 }
 
 
diff --git a/retroshare-nogui/src/notifytxt.h b/retroshare-nogui/src/notifytxt.h
index 14c01d3a1..caeb73123 100644
--- a/retroshare-nogui/src/notifytxt.h
+++ b/retroshare-nogui/src/notifytxt.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ class NotifyTxt: public NotifyBase
 	public:
 		NotifyTxt():mNotifyMtx("NotifyMtx") { return; }
 		virtual ~NotifyTxt() { return; }
-		void setRsIface(RsIface *i) { iface = i; }
 
 		virtual void notifyListChange(int list, int type);
 		virtual void notifyErrorMsg(int list, int sev, std::string msg);
@@ -69,9 +68,6 @@ class NotifyTxt: public NotifyBase
 		void displayChannels();
 		void displayTransfers();
 
-		RsIface *iface; /* so we can get the data */
-
-
 		/* store TurtleSearchResults */
 		RsMutex mNotifyMtx;
 
diff --git a/retroshare-nogui/src/retroshare.cc b/retroshare-nogui/src/retroshare.cc
index 21cf1cc80..44d8712a7 100644
--- a/retroshare-nogui/src/retroshare.cc
+++ b/retroshare-nogui/src/retroshare.cc
@@ -234,12 +234,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	 * if you want to receive notifications of events */
 
 	NotifyTxt *notify = new NotifyTxt();
-	RsIface *iface = createRsIface(*notify);
-	RsControl *rsServer = createRsControl(*iface, *notify);
+	RsControl *rsServer = createRsControl(*notify);
 	rsicontrol = rsServer ;
 
-	notify->setRsIface(iface);
-
 	std::string preferredId, gpgId, gpgName, gpgEmail, sslName;
 	RsInit::getPreferedAccountId(preferredId);