diff --git a/lib/reline/config.rb b/lib/reline/config.rb
index 1cd607902a..370d100414 100644
--- a/lib/reline/config.rb
+++ b/lib/reline/config.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require 'pathname'
-
 class Reline::Config
   attr_reader :test_mode
 
diff --git a/lib/reline/line_editor.rb b/lib/reline/line_editor.rb
index 4eee4bd632..c9d88edc85 100644
--- a/lib/reline/line_editor.rb
+++ b/lib/reline/line_editor.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ require 'reline/kill_ring'
 require 'reline/unicode'
 
 require 'tempfile'
-require 'pathname'
 
 class Reline::LineEditor
   # TODO: undo
@@ -2145,7 +2144,7 @@ class Reline::LineEditor
       fp.path
     }
     system("#{ENV['EDITOR']} #{path}")
-    @line = Pathname.new(path).read
+    @line = File.read(path)
     finish
   end