diff --git a/kittens/url_hints/main.py b/kittens/url_hints/main.py
index cd6a969e1..ede34e4ca 100644
--- a/kittens/url_hints/main.py
+++ b/kittens/url_hints/main.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from gettext import gettext as _
 
 from kitty.cli import parse_args
 from kitty.key_encoding import ESCAPE, backspace_key, enter_key
-from kitty.utils import command_for_open, read_with_timeout
+from kitty.utils import command_for_open
 
 from ..tui.handler import Handler
 from ..tui.loop import Loop
@@ -143,21 +143,6 @@ class URLHints(Handler):
         self.write(self.current_text)
 
 
-def read_from_stdin():
-    buf = []
-
-    def more_needed(data):
-        idx = data.find(b'\x1c')
-        if idx == -1:
-            buf.append(data)
-            return True
-        buf.append(data[:idx])
-        return False
-
-    read_with_timeout(more_needed)
-    return b''.join(buf).decode('utf-8')
-
-
 def regex_finditer(pat, line):
     for m in pat.finditer(line):
         s, e = m.span()
diff --git a/kitty/boss.py b/kitty/boss.py
index e45ad8eef..ed2419fb8 100644
--- a/kitty/boss.py
+++ b/kitty/boss.py
@@ -407,9 +407,9 @@ class Boss:
             if '--program' not in cmdline:
                 args.extend(('--program', self.opts.open_url_with))
             if type_of_input in ('text', 'history'):
-                data = ((w.buffer_as_text if type_of_input == 'history' else w.as_text)() + '\x1c').encode('utf-8')
+                data = (w.buffer_as_text if type_of_input == 'history' else w.as_text)().encode('utf-8')
             elif type_of_input in ('ansi', 'ansi-history'):
-                data = ((w.buffer_as_ansi() if type_of_input == 'ansi-history' else w.as_text(as_ansi=True)) + '\x1c').encode('utf-8')
+                data = (w.buffer_as_ansi() if type_of_input == 'ansi-history' else w.as_text(as_ansi=True)).encode('utf-8')
             elif type_of_input == 'none':
                 data = None
             else: