diff --git a/bin/sh/eval.c b/bin/sh/eval.c
index d0460a024e3d..486de9c1aa1c 100644
--- a/bin/sh/eval.c
+++ b/bin/sh/eval.c
@@ -539,13 +539,13 @@ expredir(union node *n)
 		case NFROMTO:
 		case NAPPEND:
 		case NCLOBBER:
-			expandarg(redir->nfile.fname, &fn, EXP_TILDE | EXP_REDIR);
+			expandarg(redir->nfile.fname, &fn, EXP_TILDE);
 			redir->nfile.expfname = fn.list->text;
 			break;
 		case NFROMFD:
 		case NTOFD:
 			if (redir->ndup.vname) {
-				expandarg(redir->ndup.vname, &fn, EXP_TILDE | EXP_REDIR);
+				expandarg(redir->ndup.vname, &fn, EXP_TILDE);
 				fixredir(redir, fn.list->text, 1);
 			}
 			break;
diff --git a/bin/sh/expand.c b/bin/sh/expand.c
index fd8b996d7e4a..b542303d239e 100644
--- a/bin/sh/expand.c
+++ b/bin/sh/expand.c
@@ -171,17 +171,12 @@ expandarg(union node *arg, struct arglist *arglist, int flag)
 	STPUTC('\0', expdest);
 	p = grabstackstr(expdest);
 	exparg.lastp = &exparg.list;
-	/*
-	 * TODO - EXP_REDIR
-	 */
 	if (flag & EXP_FULL) {
 		ifsbreakup(p, &exparg);
 		*exparg.lastp = NULL;
 		exparg.lastp = &exparg.list;
 		expandmeta(exparg.list, flag);
 	} else {
-		if (flag & EXP_REDIR) /*XXX - for now, just remove escapes */
-			rmescapes(p);
 		sp = (struct strlist *)stalloc(sizeof (struct strlist));
 		sp->text = p;
 		*exparg.lastp = sp;
@@ -209,7 +204,7 @@ expandarg(union node *arg, struct arglist *arglist, int flag)
  * expansion, and tilde expansion if requested via EXP_TILDE/EXP_VARTILDE.
  * Processing ends at a CTLENDVAR or CTLENDARI character as well as '\0'.
  * This is used to expand word in ${var+word} etc.
- * If EXP_FULL, EXP_CASE or EXP_REDIR are set, keep and/or generate CTLESC
+ * If EXP_FULL or EXP_CASE are set, keep and/or generate CTLESC
  * characters to allow for further processing.
  * If EXP_FULL is set, also preserve CTLQUOTEMARK characters.
  */
@@ -217,7 +212,7 @@ static char *
 argstr(char *p, int flag)
 {
 	char c;
-	int quotes = flag & (EXP_FULL | EXP_CASE | EXP_REDIR);	/* do CTLESC */
+	int quotes = flag & (EXP_FULL | EXP_CASE);	/* do CTLESC */
 	int firsteq = 1;
 	int split_lit;
 	int lit_quoted;
@@ -303,7 +298,7 @@ exptilde(char *p, int flag)
 	char c, *startp = p;
 	struct passwd *pw;
 	char *home;
-	int quotes = flag & (EXP_FULL | EXP_CASE | EXP_REDIR);
+	int quotes = flag & (EXP_FULL | EXP_CASE);
 
 	while ((c = *p) != '\0') {
 		switch(c) {
@@ -437,7 +432,7 @@ expbackq(union node *cmd, int quoted, int flag)
 	char lastc;
 	int startloc = dest - stackblock();
 	char const *syntax = quoted? DQSYNTAX : BASESYNTAX;
-	int quotes = flag & (EXP_FULL | EXP_CASE | EXP_REDIR);
+	int quotes = flag & (EXP_FULL | EXP_CASE);
 	size_t nnl;
 
 	INTOFF;
@@ -637,7 +632,7 @@ evalvar(char *p, int flag)
 	int varlen;
 	int varlenb;
 	int easy;
-	int quotes = flag & (EXP_FULL | EXP_CASE | EXP_REDIR);
+	int quotes = flag & (EXP_FULL | EXP_CASE);
 
 	varflags = (unsigned char)*p++;
 	subtype = varflags & VSTYPE;
@@ -862,7 +857,7 @@ varisset(const char *name, int nulok)
 static void
 strtodest(const char *p, int flag, int subtype, int quoted)
 {
-	if (flag & (EXP_FULL | EXP_CASE | EXP_REDIR) && subtype != VSLENGTH)
+	if (flag & (EXP_FULL | EXP_CASE) && subtype != VSLENGTH)
 		STPUTS_QUOTES(p, quoted ? DQSYNTAX : BASESYNTAX, expdest);
 	else
 		STPUTS(p, expdest);
@@ -1104,7 +1099,6 @@ expandmeta(struct strlist *str, int flag __unused)
 	struct strlist **savelastp;
 	struct strlist *sp;
 	char c;
-	/* TODO - EXP_REDIR */
 
 	while (str) {
 		savelastp = exparg.lastp;
diff --git a/bin/sh/expand.h b/bin/sh/expand.h
index 7495a633ef40..93c80f3013e3 100644
--- a/bin/sh/expand.h
+++ b/bin/sh/expand.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ struct arglist {
 #define EXP_FULL	0x1	/* perform word splitting & file globbing */
 #define EXP_TILDE	0x2	/* do normal tilde expansion */
 #define	EXP_VARTILDE	0x4	/* expand tildes in an assignment */
-#define	EXP_REDIR	0x8	/* file glob for a redirection (1 match only) */
 #define EXP_CASE	0x10	/* keeps quotes around for CASE pattern */
 #define EXP_SPLIT_LIT	0x20	/* IFS split literal text ${v+-a b c} */
 #define EXP_LIT_QUOTED	0x40	/* for EXP_SPLIT_LIT, start off quoted */