diff --git a/lib/codedown.js b/lib/codedown.js
index d909d3c..a13baec 100755
--- a/lib/codedown.js
+++ b/lib/codedown.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   'use strict';
 
   var marked    = root.marked || require('marked');
-  var readline  = root.readline || require('readline');
   var minimatch = root.minimatch || require("minimatch");
 
   var codedown = function(src, lang, separator, targetSection) {