diff --git a/bugz/cli.py b/bugz/cli.py
index fd66cee..ac8299b 100644
--- a/bugz/cli.py
+++ b/bugz/cli.py
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@
 import textwrap
 import xmlrpc.client
 
-try:
-    import readline
-except ImportError:
-    pass
-
-
 from bugz.cli_argparser import make_arg_parser
 from bugz.configfile import load_config
 from bugz.settings import Settings
diff --git a/bugz/utils.py b/bugz/utils.py
index 8b4ea8e..6c356d9 100644
--- a/bugz/utils.py
+++ b/bugz/utils.py
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@
 import shutil
 import tempfile
 
-try:
-    import readline
-except ImportError:
-    readline = None
-
 BUGZ_COMMENT_TEMPLATE = """
 BUGZ: ---------------------------------------------------
 %s