diff --git a/bin/ansible-pull b/bin/ansible-pull
index 95ff9852bf..78f4d216e3 100755
--- a/bin/ansible-pull
+++ b/bin/ansible-pull
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ import sys
 import datetime
 import socket
 from ansible import utils
-import shlex
-import select
 
 DEFAULT_REPO_TYPE = 'git'
 DEFAULT_PLAYBOOK = 'local.yml'
@@ -54,38 +52,6 @@ PLAYBOOK_ERRORS = {1: 'File does not exist',
                     2: 'File is not readable'}
 
 
-def _run_verbose(cmd):
-    cmdargs = shlex.split(cmd)
-    p = subprocess.Popen(cmdargs, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-    
-    stdout = ''
-    stderr = ''
-    rpipes = [p.stdout, p.stderr]
-    while True:
-        rfd, wfd, efd = select.select(rpipes, [], rpipes, 1)
-
-        if p.stdout in rfd:
-            dat = os.read(p.stdout.fileno(), 100)
-            sys.stdout.write(dat)
-            stdout += dat
-            if dat == '':
-                rpipes.remove(p.stdout)
-        if p.stderr in rfd:
-            dat = os.read(p.stderr.fileno(), 100)
-            stderr += dat
-            sys.stdout.write(dat)
-            if dat == '':
-                rpipes.remove(p.stderr)
-        # only break out if we've emptied the pipes, or there is nothing to
-        # read from and the process has finished.
-        if (not rpipes or not rfd) and p.poll() is not None:
-            break
-        # Calling wait while there are still pipes to read can cause a lock
-        elif not rpipes and p.poll() == None:
-            p.wait()
-
-    return p.returncode, stdout
-
 def _run(cmd):
     print >>sys.stderr, "Running: '%s'" % cmd
     cmd = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True,
@@ -136,8 +102,6 @@ def main(args):
     """ Set up and run a local playbook """
     usage = "%prog [options] [playbook.yml]"
     parser = utils.SortedOptParser(usage=usage)
-    parser.add_option('-v', '--verbose', default=False, action='store_true',
-                      help='Print the ansible-playbook output while running')
     parser.add_option('--purge', default=False, action='store_true',
                       help='purge checkout after playbook run')
     parser.add_option('-o', '--only-if-changed', dest='ifchanged', default=False, action='store_true',
@@ -177,10 +141,7 @@ def main(args):
 
     inv_opts = 'localhost,'
     limit_opts = 'localhost:%s:127.0.0.1' % hostname
-    if not options.verbose:
-        base_opts = '-c local --limit "%s"' % limit_opts
-    else:
-        base_opts = '-vvvv -c local --limit "%s"' % limit_opts
+    base_opts = '-c local --limit "%s"' % limit_opts
     repo_opts = "name=%s dest=%s" % (options.url, options.dest)
     if options.checkout:
         repo_opts += ' version=%s' % options.checkout
@@ -211,10 +172,7 @@ def main(args):
     if options.inventory:
         cmd += ' -i "%s"' % options.inventory
     os.chdir(options.dest)
-    if not options.verbose:
-        rc, out = _run(cmd)
-    else:
-        rc, out = _run_verbose(cmd)
+    rc, out = _run(cmd)
 
     if options.purge:
         os.chdir('/')