diff --git a/src/backends/winston.jl b/src/backends/winston.jl
index 1bdae23b..e7d357f3 100644
--- a/src/backends/winston.jl
+++ b/src/backends/winston.jl
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 
 function _initialize_backend(::WinstonPackage; kw...)
   @eval begin
-    ENV["WINSTON_OUTPUT"] = "gtk"
+    # ENV["WINSTON_OUTPUT"] = "gtk"
+    warn("Winston is no longer supported... many features will likely be broken.")
     import Winston, Gtk
     export Winston, Gtk
   end