diff --git a/lib/tty.js b/lib/tty.js
index dc1c654c73..8d90d0ecd0 100644
--- a/lib/tty.js
+++ b/lib/tty.js
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ function ReadStream(fd) {
   this.readable = true;
   this.writable = false;
   this.isRaw = false;
-  // backwards-compat
-  require('readline').emitKeypressEvents(this);
 }
 inherits(ReadStream, net.Socket);