diff --git a/src/common/command_line.cpp b/src/common/command_line.cpp
index 2117aa968..4b9ca9559 100644
--- a/src/common/command_line.cpp
+++ b/src/common/command_line.cpp
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@
 #include "cryptonote_config.h"
 #include "string_tools.h"
 
-#ifdef HAVE_READLINE
-  #include "readline_buffer.h"
-#endif
-
 namespace command_line
 {
   namespace
@@ -50,20 +46,6 @@ namespace command_line
     }
   }
 
-  std::string input_line(const std::string& prompt)
-  {
-#ifdef HAVE_READLINE
-    rdln::suspend_readline pause_readline;
-#endif
-    std::cout << prompt;
-
-    std::string buf;
-    std::getline(std::cin, buf);
-
-    return epee::string_tools::trim(buf);
-
-  }
-
   bool is_yes(const std::string& str)
   {
     if (str == "y" || str == "Y")
diff --git a/src/common/command_line.h b/src/common/command_line.h
index 70242fdf3..c2bac9cc8 100644
--- a/src/common/command_line.h
+++ b/src/common/command_line.h
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@
 namespace command_line
 {
 
-  std::string input_line(const std::string& prompt);
-
   //! \return True if `str` is `is_iequal("y" || "yes" || `tr("yes"))`.
   bool is_yes(const std::string& str);
   //! \return True if `str` is `is_iequal("n" || "no" || `tr("no"))`.
diff --git a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
index 3d8d395db..2698b709e 100644
--- a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
+++ b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,19 @@ namespace
 
   const command_line::arg_descriptor< std::vector<std::string> > arg_command = {"command", ""};
 
+  std::string input_line(const std::string& prompt)
+  {
+#ifdef HAVE_READLINE
+    rdln::suspend_readline pause_readline;
+#endif
+    std::cout << prompt;
+
+    std::string buf;
+    std::getline(std::cin, buf);
+
+    return epee::string_tools::trim(buf);
+  }
+
   inline std::string interpret_rpc_response(bool ok, const std::string& status)
   {
     std::string err;