--- a/bin/eselect.in	
+++ a/bin/eselect.in	
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ IFS=$' \t\n'
 shopt -s extglob
 shopt -s expand_aliases
 
-# Save stderr file descriptor
-# exec {ESELECT_STDERR}>&2		# >=bash-4.1
-exec 3>&2
-ESELECT_STDERR=3
-
 # Load core functions
 source "${ESELECT_CORE_PATH}/core.bash" || exit 255
 # Load necessary functions for the main script
--- a/libs/core.bash.in	
+++ a/libs/core.bash.in	
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ check_do() {
 die() {
 	local item funcname="" sourcefile="" lineno="" n e s="yes"
 
-	# Restore stderr if it was redirected
-	exec 2>&${ESELECT_STDERR}
-
 	# do we have a working write_error_msg?
 	if is_function "write_error_msg"; then
 		e="write_error_msg"