diff --git a/Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py b/Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py
index dd3107abc6f..ac3e3841159 100644
--- a/Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py
+++ b/Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 
 import os
-import pwd
 import sys
 import time
 import socket
@@ -20,17 +19,6 @@
 import BaseHTTPServer
 
 
-def nobody_uid():
-    """Internal routine to get nobody's uid"""
-    try:
-	nobody = pwd.getpwnam('nobody')[2]
-    except pwd.error:
-	nobody = 1 + max(map(lambda x: x[2], pwd.getpwall()))
-    return nobody
-
-nobody = nobody_uid()
-
-
 class SimpleHTTPRequestHandler(BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
 
     """Simple HTTP request handler with GET and HEAD commands.