diff --git a/awx/api/serializers.py b/awx/api/serializers.py
index 3923e5c9ef..6c5e4711f6 100644
--- a/awx/api/serializers.py
+++ b/awx/api/serializers.py
@@ -614,14 +614,12 @@ class UnifiedJobTemplateSerializer(BaseSerializer):
 class UnifiedJobSerializer(BaseSerializer):
     show_capabilities = ['start', 'delete']
 
-    result_stdout = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
-
     class Meta:
         model = UnifiedJob
         fields = ('*', 'unified_job_template', 'launch_type', 'status',
                   'failed', 'started', 'finished', 'elapsed', 'job_args',
-                  'job_cwd', 'job_env', 'job_explanation', 'result_stdout',
-                  'execution_node', 'result_traceback')
+                  'job_cwd', 'job_env', 'job_explanation', 'execution_node',
+                  'result_traceback')
         extra_kwargs = {
             'unified_job_template': {
                 'source': 'unified_job_template_id',
@@ -702,25 +700,17 @@ class UnifiedJobSerializer(BaseSerializer):
 
         return ret
 
-    def get_result_stdout(self, obj):
-        obj_size = obj.result_stdout_size
-        if obj_size > settings.STDOUT_MAX_BYTES_DISPLAY:
-            return _("Standard Output too large to display (%(text_size)d bytes), "
-                     "only download supported for sizes over %(supported_size)d bytes") % {
-                'text_size': obj_size, 'supported_size': settings.STDOUT_MAX_BYTES_DISPLAY}
-        return obj.result_stdout
-
 
 class UnifiedJobListSerializer(UnifiedJobSerializer):
 
     class Meta:
-        fields = ('*', '-job_args', '-job_cwd', '-job_env', '-result_traceback', '-result_stdout')
+        fields = ('*', '-job_args', '-job_cwd', '-job_env', '-result_traceback')
 
     def get_field_names(self, declared_fields, info):
         field_names = super(UnifiedJobListSerializer, self).get_field_names(declared_fields, info)
         # Meta multiple inheritance and -field_name options don't seem to be
         # taking effect above, so remove the undesired fields here.
-        return tuple(x for x in field_names if x not in ('job_args', 'job_cwd', 'job_env', 'result_traceback', 'result_stdout'))
+        return tuple(x for x in field_names if x not in ('job_args', 'job_cwd', 'job_env', 'result_traceback'))
 
     def get_types(self):
         if type(self) is UnifiedJobListSerializer:
@@ -760,14 +750,6 @@ class UnifiedJobStdoutSerializer(UnifiedJobSerializer):
     class Meta:
         fields = ('result_stdout',)
 
-    def get_result_stdout(self, obj):
-        obj_size = obj.result_stdout_size
-        if obj_size > settings.STDOUT_MAX_BYTES_DISPLAY:
-            return _("Standard Output too large to display (%(text_size)d bytes), "
-                     "only download supported for sizes over %(supported_size)d bytes") % {
-                'text_size': obj_size, 'supported_size': settings.STDOUT_MAX_BYTES_DISPLAY}
-        return obj.result_stdout
-
     def get_types(self):
         if type(self) is UnifiedJobStdoutSerializer:
             return ['project_update', 'inventory_update', 'job', 'ad_hoc_command', 'system_job']
@@ -2966,9 +2948,11 @@ class SystemJobTemplateSerializer(UnifiedJobTemplateSerializer):
 
 class SystemJobSerializer(UnifiedJobSerializer):
 
+    result_stdout = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
+
     class Meta:
         model = SystemJob
-        fields = ('*', 'system_job_template', 'job_type', 'extra_vars')
+        fields = ('*', 'system_job_template', 'job_type', 'extra_vars', 'result_stdout')
 
     def get_related(self, obj):
         res = super(SystemJobSerializer, self).get_related(obj)
@@ -2980,6 +2964,9 @@ class SystemJobSerializer(UnifiedJobSerializer):
             res['cancel'] = self.reverse('api:system_job_cancel', kwargs={'pk': obj.pk})
         return res
 
+    def get_result_stdout(self, obj):
+        return obj.result_stdout
+
 
 class SystemJobCancelSerializer(SystemJobSerializer):
 
diff --git a/awx/api/views.py b/awx/api/views.py
index a41ac8a484..08af3c8658 100644
--- a/awx/api/views.py
+++ b/awx/api/views.py
@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@
 # All Rights Reserved.
 
 # Python
-import os
 import re
 import cgi
 import dateutil
 import time
 import socket
-import subprocess
 import sys
 import logging
 import requests
@@ -20,7 +18,7 @@ import six
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.exceptions import FieldError
 from django.db.models import Q, Count, F
-from django.db import IntegrityError, transaction, connection
+from django.db import IntegrityError, transaction
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
 from django.utils.encoding import smart_text, force_text
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
@@ -4498,7 +4496,7 @@ class StdoutANSIFilter(object):
     def __init__(self, fileobj):
         self.fileobj = fileobj
         self.extra_data = ''
-        if hasattr(fileobj,'close'):
+        if hasattr(fileobj, 'close'):
             self.close = fileobj.close
 
     def read(self, size=-1):
@@ -4529,93 +4527,73 @@ class UnifiedJobStdout(RetrieveAPIView):
                         renderers.JSONRenderer, DownloadTextRenderer, AnsiDownloadRenderer]
     filter_backends = ()
     new_in_148 = True
+    deprecated = True
 
     def retrieve(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         unified_job = self.get_object()
-        obj_size = unified_job.result_stdout_size
-        if request.accepted_renderer.format not in {'txt_download', 'ansi_download'} and obj_size > settings.STDOUT_MAX_BYTES_DISPLAY:
-            response_message = _("Standard Output too large to display (%(text_size)d bytes), "
-                                 "only download supported for sizes over %(supported_size)d bytes") % {
-                'text_size': obj_size, 'supported_size': settings.STDOUT_MAX_BYTES_DISPLAY}
+        try:
+            target_format = request.accepted_renderer.format
+            if target_format in ('html', 'api', 'json'):
+                content_format = request.query_params.get('content_format', 'html')
+                content_encoding = request.query_params.get('content_encoding', None)
+                start_line = request.query_params.get('start_line', 0)
+                end_line = request.query_params.get('end_line', None)
+                dark_val = request.query_params.get('dark', '')
+                dark = bool(dark_val and dark_val[0].lower() in ('1', 't', 'y'))
+                content_only = bool(target_format in ('api', 'json'))
+                dark_bg = (content_only and dark) or (not content_only and (dark or not dark_val))
+                content, start, end, absolute_end = unified_job.result_stdout_raw_limited(start_line, end_line)
+
+                # Remove any ANSI escape sequences containing job event data.
+                content = re.sub(r'\x1b\[K(?:[A-Za-z0-9+/=]+\x1b\[\d+D)+\x1b\[K', '', content)
+
+                body = ansiconv.to_html(cgi.escape(content))
+
+                context = {
+                    'title': get_view_name(self.__class__),
+                    'body': mark_safe(body),
+                    'dark': dark_bg,
+                    'content_only': content_only,
+                }
+                data = render_to_string('api/stdout.html', context).strip()
+
+                if target_format == 'api':
+                    return Response(mark_safe(data))
+                if target_format == 'json':
+                    if content_encoding == 'base64' and content_format == 'ansi':
+                        return Response({'range': {'start': start, 'end': end, 'absolute_end': absolute_end}, 'content': b64encode(content)})
+                    elif content_format == 'html':
+                        return Response({'range': {'start': start, 'end': end, 'absolute_end': absolute_end}, 'content': body})
+                return Response(data)
+            elif target_format == 'txt':
+                return Response(unified_job.result_stdout)
+            elif target_format == 'ansi':
+                return Response(unified_job.result_stdout_raw)
+            elif target_format in {'txt_download', 'ansi_download'}:
+                filename = '{type}_{pk}{suffix}.txt'.format(
+                    type=camelcase_to_underscore(unified_job.__class__.__name__),
+                    pk=unified_job.id,
+                    suffix='.ansi' if target_format == 'ansi_download' else ''
+                )
+                content_fd = unified_job.result_stdout_raw_handle(enforce_max_bytes=False)
+                if target_format == 'txt_download':
+                    content_fd = StdoutANSIFilter(content_fd)
+                response = HttpResponse(FileWrapper(content_fd), content_type='text/plain')
+                response["Content-Disposition"] = 'attachment; filename="{}"'.format(filename)
+                return response
+            else:
+                return super(UnifiedJobStdout, self).retrieve(request, *args, **kwargs)
+        except StdoutMaxBytesExceeded as e:
+            response_message = _(
+                "Standard Output too large to display {text_size} bytes), "
+                "only download supported for sizes over {supported_size} bytes").format(
+                    text_size=e.total, supported_size=e.supported
+            )
             if request.accepted_renderer.format == 'json':
                 return Response({'range': {'start': 0, 'end': 1, 'absolute_end': 1}, 'content': response_message})
             else:
                 return Response(response_message)
 
-        if request.accepted_renderer.format in ('html', 'api', 'json'):
-            content_format = request.query_params.get('content_format', 'html')
-            content_encoding = request.query_params.get('content_encoding', None)
-            start_line = request.query_params.get('start_line', 0)
-            end_line = request.query_params.get('end_line', None)
-            dark_val = request.query_params.get('dark', '')
-            dark = bool(dark_val and dark_val[0].lower() in ('1', 't', 'y'))
-            content_only = bool(request.accepted_renderer.format in ('api', 'json'))
-            dark_bg = (content_only and dark) or (not content_only and (dark or not dark_val))
-            content, start, end, absolute_end = unified_job.result_stdout_raw_limited(start_line, end_line)
-
-            # Remove any ANSI escape sequences containing job event data.
-            content = re.sub(r'\x1b\[K(?:[A-Za-z0-9+/=]+\x1b\[\d+D)+\x1b\[K', '', content)
-
-            body = ansiconv.to_html(cgi.escape(content))
-
-            context = {
-                'title': get_view_name(self.__class__),
-                'body': mark_safe(body),
-                'dark': dark_bg,
-                'content_only': content_only,
-            }
-            data = render_to_string('api/stdout.html', context).strip()
-
-            if request.accepted_renderer.format == 'api':
-                return Response(mark_safe(data))
-            if request.accepted_renderer.format == 'json':
-                if content_encoding == 'base64' and content_format == 'ansi':
-                    return Response({'range': {'start': start, 'end': end, 'absolute_end': absolute_end}, 'content': b64encode(content)})
-                elif content_format == 'html':
-                    return Response({'range': {'start': start, 'end': end, 'absolute_end': absolute_end}, 'content': body})
-            return Response(data)
-        elif request.accepted_renderer.format == 'txt':
-            return Response(unified_job.result_stdout)
-        elif request.accepted_renderer.format == 'ansi':
-            return Response(unified_job.result_stdout_raw)
-        elif request.accepted_renderer.format in {'txt_download', 'ansi_download'}:
-            if not os.path.exists(unified_job.result_stdout_file):
-                write_fd = open(unified_job.result_stdout_file, 'w')
-                with connection.cursor() as cursor:
-                    try:
-                        tablename, related_name = {
-                            Job: ('main_jobevent', 'job_id'),
-                            AdHocCommand: ('main_adhoccommandevent', 'ad_hoc_command_id'),
-                        }.get(unified_job.__class__, ('main_genericcommandevent', 'unified_job_id'))
-                        cursor.copy_expert(
-                            "copy (select stdout from {} where {}={} order by start_line) to stdout".format(
-                                tablename,
-                                related_name,
-                                unified_job.id
-                            ),
-                            write_fd
-                        )
-                        write_fd.close()
-                        subprocess.Popen("sed -i 's/\\\\r\\\\n/\\n/g' {}".format(unified_job.result_stdout_file),
-                                         shell=True).wait()
-                    except Exception as e:
-                        return Response({"error": _("Error generating stdout download file: {}".format(e))})
-            try:
-                content_fd = open(unified_job.result_stdout_file, 'r')
-                if request.accepted_renderer.format == 'txt_download':
-                    # For txt downloads, filter out ANSI escape sequences.
-                    content_fd = StdoutANSIFilter(content_fd)
-                    suffix = ''
-                else:
-                    suffix = '_ansi'
-                response = HttpResponse(FileWrapper(content_fd), content_type='text/plain')
-                response["Content-Disposition"] = 'attachment; filename="job_%s%s.txt"' % (str(unified_job.id), suffix)
-                return response
-            except Exception as e:
-                return Response({"error": _("Error generating stdout download file: %s") % str(e)}, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
-        else:
-            return super(UnifiedJobStdout, self).retrieve(request, *args, **kwargs)
-
 
 class ProjectUpdateStdout(UnifiedJobStdout):
 
diff --git a/awx/main/expect/isolated_manager.py b/awx/main/expect/isolated_manager.py
index 265531443f..c4bd95efa7 100644
--- a/awx/main/expect/isolated_manager.py
+++ b/awx/main/expect/isolated_manager.py
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ class IsolatedManager(object):
                         instance.hostname, instance.modified))
 
     @staticmethod
-    def wrap_stdout_handle(instance, private_data_dir, stdout_handle, event_data_key='job_id'):
+    def get_stdout_handle(instance, private_data_dir, event_data_key='job_id'):
         dispatcher = CallbackQueueDispatcher()
 
         def job_event_callback(event_data):
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ class IsolatedManager(object):
                             event_data.get('event', ''), event_data['uuid'], instance.id, event_data))
             dispatcher.dispatch(event_data)
 
-        return OutputEventFilter(stdout_handle, job_event_callback)
+        return OutputEventFilter(job_event_callback)
 
     def run(self, instance, host, private_data_dir, proot_temp_dir):
         """
diff --git a/awx/main/expect/run.py b/awx/main/expect/run.py
index db269f2d09..496c7583e0 100755
--- a/awx/main/expect/run.py
+++ b/awx/main/expect/run.py
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ def run_pexpect(args, cwd, env, logfile,
     password_patterns = expect_passwords.keys()
     password_values = expect_passwords.values()
 
-    logfile_pos = logfile.tell()
     child = pexpect.spawn(
         args[0], args[1:], cwd=cwd, env=env, ignore_sighup=True,
         encoding='utf-8', echo=False,
@@ -116,8 +115,6 @@ def run_pexpect(args, cwd, env, logfile,
         password = password_values[result_id]
         if password is not None:
             child.sendline(password)
-        if logfile_pos != logfile.tell():
-            logfile_pos = logfile.tell()
             last_stdout_update = time.time()
         if cancelled_callback:
             try:
diff --git a/awx/main/migrations/0018_add_additional_stdout_events.py b/awx/main/migrations/0018_add_additional_stdout_events.py
index 39f39edf57..fd29c2676b 100644
--- a/awx/main/migrations/0018_add_additional_stdout_events.py
+++ b/awx/main/migrations/0018_add_additional_stdout_events.py
@@ -78,4 +78,8 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 'ordering': ('-pk',),
             },
         ),
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='unifiedjob',
+            name='result_stdout_file',
+        ),
     ]
diff --git a/awx/main/models/events.py b/awx/main/models/events.py
index dedd0a8335..e864c10caf 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/events.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/events.py
@@ -326,6 +326,44 @@ class BasePlaybookEvent(CreatedModifiedModel):
     def job_verbosity(self):
         return 0
 
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        # If update_fields has been specified, add our field names to it,
+        # if it hasn't been specified, then we're just doing a normal save.
+        update_fields = kwargs.get('update_fields', [])
+        # Update model fields and related objects unless we're only updating
+        # failed/changed flags triggered from a child event.
+        from_parent_update = kwargs.pop('from_parent_update', False)
+        if not from_parent_update:
+            # Update model fields from event data.
+            updated_fields = self._update_from_event_data()
+            for field in updated_fields:
+                if field not in update_fields:
+                    update_fields.append(field)
+
+            # Update host related field from host_name.
+            if hasattr(self, 'job') and not self.host_id and self.host_name:
+                host_qs = self.job.inventory.hosts.filter(name=self.host_name)
+                host_id = host_qs.only('id').values_list('id', flat=True).first()
+                if host_id != self.host_id:
+                    self.host_id = host_id
+                    if 'host_id' not in update_fields:
+                        update_fields.append('host_id')
+        super(BasePlaybookEvent, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        # Update related objects after this event is saved.
+        if hasattr(self, 'job') and not from_parent_update:
+            if getattr(settings, 'CAPTURE_JOB_EVENT_HOSTS', False):
+                self._update_hosts()
+            if self.event == 'playbook_on_stats':
+                self._update_parents_failed_and_changed()
+
+                hostnames = self._hostnames()
+                self._update_host_summary_from_stats(hostnames)
+                self.job.inventory.update_computed_fields()
+
+                emit_channel_notification('jobs-summary', dict(group_name='jobs', unified_job_id=self.job.id))
+
+
 
 class JobEvent(BasePlaybookEvent):
     '''
@@ -465,41 +503,6 @@ class JobEvent(BasePlaybookEvent):
                     if update_fields:
                         host_summary.save(update_fields=update_fields)
 
-    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        # If update_fields has been specified, add our field names to it,
-        # if it hasn't been specified, then we're just doing a normal save.
-        update_fields = kwargs.get('update_fields', [])
-        # Update model fields and related objects unless we're only updating
-        # failed/changed flags triggered from a child event.
-        from_parent_update = kwargs.pop('from_parent_update', False)
-        if not from_parent_update:
-            # Update model fields from event data.
-            updated_fields = self._update_from_event_data()
-            for field in updated_fields:
-                if field not in update_fields:
-                    update_fields.append(field)
-            # Update host related field from host_name.
-            if not self.host_id and self.host_name:
-                host_qs = self.job.inventory.hosts.filter(name=self.host_name)
-                host_id = host_qs.only('id').values_list('id', flat=True).first()
-                if host_id != self.host_id:
-                    self.host_id = host_id
-                    if 'host_id' not in update_fields:
-                        update_fields.append('host_id')
-        super(JobEvent, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
-        # Update related objects after this event is saved.
-        if not from_parent_update:
-            if getattr(settings, 'CAPTURE_JOB_EVENT_HOSTS', False):
-                self._update_hosts()
-            if self.event == 'playbook_on_stats':
-                self._update_parents_failed_and_changed()
-
-                hostnames = self._hostnames()
-                self._update_host_summary_from_stats(hostnames)
-                self.job.inventory.update_computed_fields()
-
-                emit_channel_notification('jobs-summary', dict(group_name='jobs', unified_job_id=self.job.id))
-
     @property
     def job_verbosity(self):
         return self.job.verbosity
@@ -602,7 +605,7 @@ class BaseCommandEvent(CreatedModifiedModel):
 
 class AdHocCommandEvent(BaseCommandEvent):
 
-    VALID_KEYS = BaseCommandEvent.VALID_KEYS + ['ad_hoc_command', 'event']
+    VALID_KEYS = BaseCommandEvent.VALID_KEYS + ['ad_hoc_command_id', 'event']
 
     class Meta:
         app_label = 'main'
diff --git a/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py b/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py
index 75e5e8dd05..b9a97e0ab2 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@
 # All Rights Reserved.
 
 # Python
-import codecs
 import json
 import logging
-import re
 import os
-import os.path
+import re
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
 from collections import OrderedDict
-from StringIO import StringIO
 
 # Django
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ from awx.main.redact import UriCleaner, REPLACE_STR
 from awx.main.consumers import emit_channel_notification
 from awx.main.fields import JSONField, AskForField
 
-__all__ = ['UnifiedJobTemplate', 'UnifiedJob']
+__all__ = ['UnifiedJobTemplate', 'UnifiedJob', 'StdoutMaxBytesExceeded']
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('awx.main.models.unified_jobs')
 
@@ -514,6 +513,13 @@ class UnifiedJobDeprecatedStdout(models.Model):
     )
 
 
+class StdoutMaxBytesExceeded(Exception):
+
+    def __init__(self, total, supported):
+        self.total = total
+        self.supported = supported
+
+
 class UnifiedJob(PolymorphicModel, PasswordFieldsModel, CommonModelNameNotUnique, UnifiedJobTypeStringMixin, TaskManagerUnifiedJobMixin):
     '''
     Concrete base class for unified job run by the task engine.
@@ -642,11 +648,6 @@ class UnifiedJob(PolymorphicModel, PasswordFieldsModel, CommonModelNameNotUnique
         default='',
         editable=False,
     ))
-    result_stdout_file = models.TextField( # FilePathfield?
-        blank=True,
-        default='',
-        editable=False,
-    )
     result_traceback = models.TextField(
         blank=True,
         default='',
@@ -822,14 +823,6 @@ class UnifiedJob(PolymorphicModel, PasswordFieldsModel, CommonModelNameNotUnique
         # Done.
         return result
 
-    def delete(self):
-        if self.result_stdout_file != "":
-            try:
-                os.remove(self.result_stdout_file)
-            except Exception:
-                pass
-        super(UnifiedJob, self).delete()
-
     def copy_unified_job(self, limit=None):
         '''
         Returns saved object, including related fields.
@@ -912,36 +905,48 @@ class UnifiedJob(PolymorphicModel, PasswordFieldsModel, CommonModelNameNotUnique
         related.result_stdout_text = value
         related.save()
 
-    def result_stdout_raw_handle(self, attempt=0):
+    def result_stdout_raw_handle(self, enforce_max_bytes=True):
         """Return a file-like object containing the standard out of the
         job's result.
         """
-        msg = {
-            'pending': 'Waiting for results...',
-            'missing': 'stdout capture is missing',
-        }
-        if self.result_stdout_text:
-            return StringIO(self.result_stdout_text)
+        if not os.path.exists(settings.JOBOUTPUT_ROOT):
+            os.makedirs(settings.JOBOUTPUT_ROOT)
+        fd = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(
+            prefix='{}-{}-'.format(self.model_to_str(), self.pk),
+            suffix='.out',
+            dir=settings.JOBOUTPUT_ROOT
+        )
+        legacy_stdout_text = self.result_stdout_text
+        if legacy_stdout_text:
+            fd.write(legacy_stdout_text)
+            fd.flush()
         else:
-            if not os.path.exists(self.result_stdout_file) or os.stat(self.result_stdout_file).st_size < 1:
-                return StringIO(msg['missing' if self.finished else 'pending'])
+            with connection.cursor() as cursor:
+                tablename = self._meta.db_table
+                related_name = {
+                    'main_job': 'job_id',
+                    'main_adhoccommand': 'ad_hoc_command_id',
+                    'main_projectupdate': 'project_update_id',
+                    'main_inventoryupdate': 'inventory_update_id',
+                    'main_systemjob': 'system_job_id',
+                }[tablename]
+                cursor.copy_expert(
+                    "copy (select stdout from {} where {}={} order by start_line) to stdout".format(
+                        tablename + 'event',
+                        related_name,
+                        self.id
+                    ),
+                    fd
+                )
+                fd.flush()
+            subprocess.Popen("sed -i 's/\\\\r\\\\n/\\n/g' {}".format(fd.name), shell=True).wait()
 
-            # There is a potential timing issue here, because another
-            # process may be deleting the stdout file after it is written
-            # to the database.
-            #
-            # Therefore, if we get an IOError (which generally means the
-            # file does not exist), reload info from the database and
-            # try again.
-            try:
-                return codecs.open(self.result_stdout_file, "r",
-                                   encoding='utf-8')
-            except IOError:
-                if attempt < 3:
-                    self.result_stdout_text = type(self).objects.get(id=self.id).result_stdout_text
-                    return self.result_stdout_raw_handle(attempt=attempt + 1)
-                else:
-                    return StringIO(msg['missing' if self.finished else 'pending'])
+        if enforce_max_bytes:
+            total_size = os.stat(fd.name).st_size
+            max_supported = settings.STDOUT_MAX_BYTES_DISPLAY
+            if total_size > max_supported:
+                raise StdoutMaxBytesExceeded(total_size, max_supported)
+        return open(fd.name, 'r')
 
     def _escape_ascii(self, content):
         # Remove ANSI escape sequences used to embed event data.
@@ -966,13 +971,6 @@ class UnifiedJob(PolymorphicModel, PasswordFieldsModel, CommonModelNameNotUnique
     def result_stdout(self):
         return self._result_stdout_raw(escape_ascii=True)
 
-    @property
-    def result_stdout_size(self):
-        try:
-            return os.stat(self.result_stdout_file).st_size
-        except Exception:
-            return len(self.result_stdout)
-
     def _result_stdout_raw_limited(self, start_line=0, end_line=None, redact_sensitive=True, escape_ascii=False):
         return_buffer = u""
         if end_line is not None:
diff --git a/awx/main/tasks.py b/awx/main/tasks.py
index c9bc0d1c4d..d744fc7cae 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # All Rights Reserved.
 
 # Python
-import codecs
 from collections import OrderedDict
 import ConfigParser
 import cStringIO
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ import tempfile
 import time
 import traceback
 import urlparse
-import uuid
 from distutils.version import LooseVersion as Version
 import yaml
 import fcntl
@@ -735,17 +733,8 @@ class BaseTask(LogErrorsTask):
 
     def get_stdout_handle(self, instance):
         '''
-        Return an open file object for capturing stdout.
+        Return an virtual file object for capturing stdout and events.
         '''
-        if not os.path.exists(settings.JOBOUTPUT_ROOT):
-            os.makedirs(settings.JOBOUTPUT_ROOT)
-        stdout_filename = os.path.join(
-            settings.JOBOUTPUT_ROOT,
-            "%d-%s.out" % (instance.pk, str(uuid.uuid1()))
-        )
-        stdout_handle = codecs.open(stdout_filename, 'w', encoding='utf-8')
-        assert stdout_handle.name == stdout_filename
-
         dispatcher = CallbackQueueDispatcher()
 
         def event_callback(event_data):
@@ -756,7 +745,7 @@ class BaseTask(LogErrorsTask):
                     event_data.update(cache_event)
             dispatcher.dispatch(event_data)
 
-        return OutputEventFilter(stdout_handle, event_callback)
+        return OutputEventFilter(event_callback)
 
     def pre_run_hook(self, instance, **kwargs):
         '''
@@ -838,10 +827,8 @@ class BaseTask(LogErrorsTask):
             if isolated_host is None:
                 stdout_handle = self.get_stdout_handle(instance)
             else:
-                base_handle = super(self.__class__, self).get_stdout_handle(instance)
-                stdout_handle = isolated_manager.IsolatedManager.wrap_stdout_handle(
-                    instance, kwargs['private_data_dir'], base_handle,
-                    event_data_key=self.event_data_key)
+                stdout_handle = isolated_manager.IsolatedManager.get_stdout_handle(
+                    instance, kwargs['private_data_dir'], event_data_key=self.event_data_key)
             if self.should_use_proot(instance, **kwargs):
                 if not check_proot_installed():
                     raise RuntimeError('bubblewrap is not installed')
@@ -858,7 +845,7 @@ class BaseTask(LogErrorsTask):
                 args = run.wrap_args_with_ssh_agent(args, ssh_key_path, ssh_auth_sock)
                 safe_args = run.wrap_args_with_ssh_agent(safe_args, ssh_key_path, ssh_auth_sock)
             instance = self.update_model(pk, job_args=json.dumps(safe_args),
-                                         job_cwd=cwd, job_env=safe_env, result_stdout_file=stdout_handle.name)
+                                         job_cwd=cwd, job_env=safe_env)
 
             expect_passwords = {}
             for k, v in self.get_password_prompts(**kwargs).items():
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/unit/test_tasks.py b/awx/main/tests/unit/test_tasks.py
index 9749c3fc65..2bd36349d7 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/unit/test_tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/unit/test_tasks.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from awx.main.models import (
 )
 
 from awx.main import tasks
+from awx.main.queue import CallbackQueueDispatcher
 from awx.main.utils import encrypt_field, encrypt_value
 
 
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ class TestJobExecution:
         self.run_pexpect.return_value = ['successful', 0]
 
         self.patches = [
+            mock.patch.object(CallbackQueueDispatcher, 'dispatch', lambda obj: None),
             mock.patch.object(Project, 'get_project_path', lambda *a, **kw: self.project_path),
             # don't emit websocket statuses; they use the DB and complicate testing
             mock.patch.object(UnifiedJob, 'websocket_emit_status', mock.Mock()),
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/unit/test_unified_jobs.py b/awx/main/tests/unit/test_unified_jobs.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 659eed63a5..0000000000
--- a/awx/main/tests/unit/test_unified_jobs.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2015 Ansible, Inc.
-# All Rights Reserved
-
-# Python
-import mock
-from mock import Mock
-from StringIO import StringIO
-from django.utils.timezone import now
-
-# AWX
-from awx.main import models
-
-
-# stdout file present
-@mock.patch('os.path.exists', return_value=True)
-@mock.patch('codecs.open', return_value='my_file_handler')
-@mock.patch.object(models.UnifiedJob, 'result_stdout_text', '')
-def test_result_stdout_raw_handle_file__found(exists, open):
-    unified_job = models.UnifiedJob()
-
-    with mock.patch('os.stat', return_value=Mock(st_size=1)):
-        result = unified_job.result_stdout_raw_handle()
-
-    assert result == 'my_file_handler'
-
-
-# stdout file missing, job finished
-@mock.patch('os.path.exists', return_value=False)
-@mock.patch.object(models.UnifiedJob, 'result_stdout_text', '')
-def test_result_stdout_raw_handle__missing(exists):
-    unified_job = models.UnifiedJob()
-    unified_job.result_stdout_file = 'dummy'
-    unified_job.finished = now()
-
-    result = unified_job.result_stdout_raw_handle()
-
-    assert isinstance(result, StringIO)
-    assert result.read() == 'stdout capture is missing'
-
-
-# stdout file missing, job not finished
-@mock.patch('os.path.exists', return_value=False)
-@mock.patch.object(models.UnifiedJob, 'result_stdout_text', '')
-def test_result_stdout_raw_handle__pending(exists):
-    unified_job = models.UnifiedJob()
-    unified_job.result_stdout_file = 'dummy'
-    unified_job.finished = None
-
-    result = unified_job.result_stdout_raw_handle()
-
-    assert isinstance(result, StringIO)
-    assert result.read() == 'Waiting for results...'
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/unit/utils/test_event_filter.py b/awx/main/tests/unit/utils/test_event_filter.py
index d0b2b890aa..aa5a210fcb 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/unit/utils/test_event_filter.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/unit/utils/test_event_filter.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import cStringIO
 import pytest
 import base64
 import json
@@ -33,8 +32,7 @@ def fake_cache():
 @pytest.fixture
 def wrapped_handle(job_event_callback):
     # Preliminary creation of resources usually done in tasks.py
-    stdout_handle = cStringIO.StringIO()
-    return OutputEventFilter(stdout_handle, job_event_callback)
+    return OutputEventFilter(job_event_callback)
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -80,15 +78,6 @@ def test_separate_verbose_events(fake_callback, wrapped_handle):
         assert event_data['event'] == 'verbose'
 
 
-def test_verbose_event_no_markings(fake_callback, wrapped_handle):
-    '''
-    This occurs with jobs that do not have events but still generate
-    and output stream, like system jobs
-    '''
-    wrapped_handle.write('Running tower-manage command \n')
-    assert wrapped_handle._fileobj.getvalue() == 'Running tower-manage command \n'
-
-
 def test_large_data_payload(fake_callback, fake_cache, wrapped_handle):
     # Pretend that this is done by the Ansible callback module
     fake_cache[':1:ev-{}'.format(EXAMPLE_UUID)] = {'event': 'foo'}
diff --git a/awx/main/utils/common.py b/awx/main/utils/common.py
index b4cea8d4b7..3c38ec4b0f 100644
--- a/awx/main/utils/common.py
+++ b/awx/main/utils/common.py
@@ -845,25 +845,23 @@ class OutputEventFilter(object):
 
     EVENT_DATA_RE = re.compile(r'\x1b\[K((?:[A-Za-z0-9+/=]+\x1b\[\d+D)+)\x1b\[K')
 
-    def __init__(self, fileobj=None, event_callback=None, raw_callback=None):
-        self._fileobj = fileobj
+    def __init__(self, event_callback):
         self._event_callback = event_callback
         self._event_ct = 0
-        self._raw_callback = raw_callback
         self._counter = 1
         self._start_line = 0
         self._buffer = ''
         self._current_event_data = None
 
-    def __getattr__(self, attr):
-        return getattr(self._fileobj, attr)
+    def flush(self):
+        # pexpect wants to flush the file it writes to, but we're not
+        # actually capturing stdout to a raw file; we're just
+        # implementing a custom `write` method to discover and emit events from
+        # the stdout stream
+        pass
 
     def write(self, data):
-        if self._fileobj:
-            self._fileobj.write(data)
         self._buffer += data
-        if self._raw_callback:
-            self._raw_callback(data)
         while True:
             match = self.EVENT_DATA_RE.search(self._buffer)
             if not match:
@@ -877,8 +875,6 @@ class OutputEventFilter(object):
             self._buffer = self._buffer[match.end():]
 
     def close(self):
-        if self._fileobj:
-            self._fileobj.close()
         if self._buffer:
             self._emit_event(self._buffer)
             self._buffer = ''