diff --git a/bench/commands/__init__.py b/bench/commands/__init__.py
index 7e514012..090013c2 100755
--- a/bench/commands/__init__.py
+++ b/bench/commands/__init__.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ bench_command.add_command(switch_to_develop)
 
 
 from bench.commands.utils import (start, restart, set_nginx_port, set_ssl_certificate, set_ssl_certificate_key, set_url_root,
-	set_mariadb_host, set_default_site, download_translations, shell, backup_site, backup_all_sites, release, renew_lets_encrypt,
+	set_mariadb_host, set_default_site, download_translations, backup_site, backup_all_sites, release, renew_lets_encrypt,
 	disable_production, bench_src, prepare_beta_release, set_redis_cache_host, set_redis_queue_host, set_redis_socketio_host, find_benches, migrate_env)
 bench_command.add_command(start)
 bench_command.add_command(restart)
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ bench_command.add_command(set_redis_queue_host)
 bench_command.add_command(set_redis_socketio_host)
 bench_command.add_command(set_default_site)
 bench_command.add_command(download_translations)
-bench_command.add_command(shell)
 bench_command.add_command(backup_site)
 bench_command.add_command(backup_all_sites)
 bench_command.add_command(release)
diff --git a/bench/commands/utils.py b/bench/commands/utils.py
index 8a78fea0..38dc28bf 100644
--- a/bench/commands/utils.py
+++ b/bench/commands/utils.py
@@ -116,19 +116,6 @@ def renew_lets_encrypt():
 	from bench.config.lets_encrypt import renew_certs
 	renew_certs()
 
-@click.command()
-def shell(bench_path='.'):
-	if not os.environ.get('SHELL'):
-		print("Cannot get shell")
-		sys.exit(1)
-	if not os.path.exists('sites'):
-		print("sites dir doesn't exist")
-		sys.exit(1)
-	env = copy.copy(os.environ)
-	env['PS1'] = '(' + os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))) + ')' + env.get('PS1', '')
-	env['PATH'] = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(os.path.join('env','bin')) + ':' + env['PATH'])
-	os.chdir('sites')
-	os.execve(env['SHELL'], [env['SHELL']], env)
 
 @click.command('backup', help="Backup single site")
 @click.argument('site')