diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/idle b/Lib/idlelib/idle
index 449fb0ec90a..3b08cae2347 100755
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idle
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ except ImportError:
     try:
         import PyShell
     except ImportError:
-        print "Can't locate PyShell.py"
+        raise
     else:
         import os
         idledir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(PyShell.__file__))
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/idle.py b/Lib/idlelib/idle.py
index 449fb0ec90a..3b08cae2347 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idle.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idle.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ except ImportError:
     try:
         import PyShell
     except ImportError:
-        print "Can't locate PyShell.py"
+        raise
     else:
         import os
         idledir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(PyShell.__file__))
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/idle.pyw b/Lib/idlelib/idle.pyw
index 2a61720b40f..767db865a55 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idle.pyw
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idle.pyw
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ except ImportError:
     try:
         import PyShell
     except ImportError:
-        print "Can't locate PyShell.py"
+        raise
     else:
         import os
         idledir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(PyShell.__file__))