diff --git a/git-svn.perl b/git-svn.perl
index be987e316f..4e8878f035 100755
--- a/git-svn.perl
+++ b/git-svn.perl
@@ -297,28 +297,12 @@ my %cmd = (
 		{} ],
 );
 
-package FakeTerm;
-sub new {
-	my ($class, $reason) = @_;
-	return bless \$reason, shift;
-}
-sub readline {
-	my $self = shift;
-	die "Cannot use readline on FakeTerm: $$self";
-}
-package main;
-
 my $term;
 sub term_init {
-	$term = eval {
-		require Term::ReadLine;
-		$ENV{"GIT_SVN_NOTTY"}
+	require Term::ReadLine;
+	$term = $ENV{"GIT_SVN_NOTTY"}
 			? new Term::ReadLine 'git-svn', \*STDIN, \*STDOUT
 			: new Term::ReadLine 'git-svn';
-	};
-	if ($@) {
-		$term = new FakeTerm "$@: going non-interactive";
-	}
 }
 
 my $cmd;