diff --git a/bin/feedgnuplot b/bin/feedgnuplot
index b95ae77..0bd1dea 100755
--- a/bin/feedgnuplot
+++ b/bin/feedgnuplot
@@ -454,12 +454,6 @@ sub makeDomainNumeric
 sub mainThread
 {
     local *PIPE;
-    my $dopersist = '';
-
-    if( !$options{stream} && getGnuplotVersion() >= 4.3)
-    {
-      $dopersist = '--persist';
-    }
 
     if(exists $options{dump})
     {
@@ -469,7 +463,7 @@ sub mainThread
     {
       my $geometry = defined $options{geometry} ?
         "-geometry $options{geometry}" : '';
-      open PIPE, "|gnuplot $geometry $dopersist" or die "Can't initialize gnuplot\n";
+      open PIPE, "|gnuplot $geometry" or die "Can't initialize gnuplot\n";
     }
     autoflush PIPE 1;