diff --git a/IPython/core/history.py b/IPython/core/history.py
index bff1631..aaf8622 100644
--- a/IPython/core/history.py
+++ b/IPython/core/history.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class HistorySaveThread(threading.Thread):
             if self.exit_now==True:
                 break
             #printing for debug
-            print("Saving...")
+            #print("Saving...")
             self.IPython_object.save_history()
 
 def magic_history(self, parameter_s = ''):
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/terminal/interactiveshell.py b/IPython/frontend/terminal/interactiveshell.py
index 207323d..ef59c38 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/terminal/interactiveshell.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/terminal/interactiveshell.py
@@ -505,8 +505,6 @@ class TerminalInteractiveShell(InteractiveShell):
                 self.shell.history_thread.cond.release()
                 self.ask_exit()
         else:
-            self.shell.history_thread = HistorySaveThread(self.shell, 60, False)
-            self.shell.history_thread.start()
             self.ask_exit()
             
     #------------------------------------------------------------------------