diff --git a/lib/-ftb-fzf b/lib/-ftb-fzf
index cc7c22d..546e4f0 100755
--- a/lib/-ftb-fzf
+++ b/lib/-ftb-fzf
@@ -73,16 +73,6 @@ fi
 
 command cat > $tmp_dir/completions.$$
 
-local dd='gdd'
-if (( ${+commands[$dd]} == 0 )) ; then
-  dd='dd'
-fi
-if (( ${+commands[$dd]} == 0 )) ; then
-  dd='true' # nop if dd is not installed
-fi
-
-_ftb_query="${_ftb_query}$(command "$dd" bs=1G count=1 status=none iflag=nonblock < /dev/tty 2>/dev/null)" || true
-
 local fzf_default_opts=''
 if [[ "$use_fzf_default_opts" == "yes" ]]; then
   fzf_default_opts=$FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS