diff --git a/Doc/lib/libcmd.tex b/Doc/lib/libcmd.tex
index 661eb9e..9fe8123 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libcmd.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libcmd.tex
@@ -186,13 +186,3 @@
 headers.  If empty, no ruler line is drawn.  It defaults to
 \character{=}.
 \end{memberdesc}
-
-\begin{memberdesc}{use_rawinput}
-A flag, defaulting to true.  If true, \method{cmdloop()} uses
-\function{raw_input()} to display a prompt and read the next command;
-if false, \method{sys.stdout.write()} and
-\method{sys.stdin.readline()} are used. (This means that by
-importing \refmodule{readline}, on systems that support it, the
-interpreter will automatically support \program{Emacs}-like line editing 
-and command-history keystrokes.)
-\end{memberdesc}
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libcode.tex b/Doc/lib/libcode.tex
index dc4c717..628a1eb 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libcode.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libcode.tex
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
 \begin{methoddesc}{raw_input}{\optional{prompt}}
 Write a prompt and read a line.  The returned line does not include
 the trailing newline.  When the user enters the \EOF{} key sequence,
-\exception{EOFError} is raised.  The base implementation uses the
-built-in function \function{raw_input()}; a subclass may replace this
+\exception{EOFError} is raised.  The base implementation reads from
+\code{sys.stdin}; a subclass may replace this
 with a different implementation.
 \end{methoddesc}
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libcrypt.tex b/Doc/lib/libcrypt.tex
index b6a1463..55e7163 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libcrypt.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libcrypt.tex
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@
 \begin{verbatim}
 import crypt, getpass, pwd
 
+def raw_input(prompt):
+    import sys
+    sys.stdout.write(prompt)
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+    return sys.stdin.readline()
+
 def login():
     username = raw_input('Python login:')
     cryptedpasswd = pwd.getpwnam(username)[1]
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libexcs.tex b/Doc/lib/libexcs.tex
index f52ff0a..85058a4 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libexcs.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libexcs.tex
@@ -153,9 +153,7 @@
 
 \begin{excdesc}{EOFError}
 % XXXJH xrefs here
-  Raised when one of the built-in functions (\function{input()} or
-  \function{raw_input()}) hits an end-of-file condition (\EOF) without
-  reading any data.
+  Raised when attempting to read beyond the end of a file.
 % XXXJH xrefs here
   (N.B.: the \method{read()} and \method{readline()} methods of file
   objects return an empty string when they hit \EOF.)
@@ -213,9 +211,6 @@
   \kbd{Control-C} or \kbd{Delete}).  During execution, a check for
   interrupts is made regularly.
 % XXX(hylton) xrefs here
-  Interrupts typed when a built-in function \function{input()} or
-  \function{raw_input()} is waiting for input also raise this
-  exception.
   The exception inherits from \exception{BaseException} so as to not be
   accidentally caught by code that catches \exception{Exception} and thus
   prevent the interpreter from exiting.
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex
index 9b6bfe9..c75c172 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libfuncs.tex
@@ -551,23 +551,6 @@
   note: this is the address of the object.)
 \end{funcdesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{input}{\optional{prompt}}
-  Equivalent to \code{eval(raw_input(\var{prompt}))}.
-  \warning{This function is not safe from user errors!  It
-  expects a valid Python expression as input; if the input is not
-  syntactically valid, a \exception{SyntaxError} will be raised.
-  Other exceptions may be raised if there is an error during
-  evaluation.  (On the other hand, sometimes this is exactly what you
-  need when writing a quick script for expert use.)}
-
-  If the \refmodule{readline} module was loaded, then
-  \function{input()} will use it to provide elaborate line editing and
-  history features.
-
-  Consider using the \function{raw_input()} function for general input
-  from users.
-\end{funcdesc}
-
 \begin{funcdesc}{int}{\optional{x\optional{, radix}}}
   Convert a string or number to a plain integer.  If the argument is a
   string, it must contain a possibly signed decimal number
@@ -811,24 +794,6 @@
 \end{verbatim}
 \end{funcdesc}
 
-\begin{funcdesc}{raw_input}{\optional{prompt}}
-  If the \var{prompt} argument is present, it is written to standard output
-  without a trailing newline.  The function then reads a line from input,
-  converts it to a string (stripping a trailing newline), and returns that.
-  When \EOF{} is read, \exception{EOFError} is raised. Example:
-
-\begin{verbatim}
->>> s = raw_input('--> ')
---> Monty Python's Flying Circus
->>> s
-"Monty Python's Flying Circus"
-\end{verbatim}
-
-  If the \refmodule{readline} module was loaded, then
-  \function{raw_input()} will use it to provide elaborate
-  line editing and history features.
-\end{funcdesc}
-
 \begin{funcdesc}{reduce}{function, sequence\optional{, initializer}}
   Apply \var{function} of two arguments cumulatively to the items of
   \var{sequence}, from left to right, so as to reduce the sequence to
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libsmtplib.tex b/Doc/lib/libsmtplib.tex
index 2f87bc4..ddf1764 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libsmtplib.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libsmtplib.tex
@@ -267,6 +267,12 @@
 \begin{verbatim}
 import smtplib
 
+def raw_input(prompt):
+    import sys
+    sys.stdout.write(prompt)
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+    return sys.stdin.readline()
+
 def prompt(prompt):
     return raw_input(prompt).strip()
 
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libsys.tex b/Doc/lib/libsys.tex
index ea8950a..1a57da4 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libsys.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libsys.tex
@@ -511,11 +511,8 @@
 \dataline{stderr}
   File objects corresponding to the interpreter's standard input,
   output and error streams.  \code{stdin} is used for all interpreter
-  input except for scripts but including calls to
-  \function{input()}\bifuncindex{input} and
-  \function{raw_input()}\bifuncindex{raw_input}.  \code{stdout} is
-  used for the output of \keyword{print} and expression statements and
-  for the prompts of \function{input()} and \function{raw_input()}.
+  input except for scripts.  \code{stdout} is
+  used for the output of \keyword{print} and expression statements.
   The interpreter's own prompts and (almost all of) its error messages
   go to \code{stderr}.  \code{stdout} and \code{stderr} needn't be
   built-in file objects: any object is acceptable as long as it has a
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libtelnetlib.tex b/Doc/lib/libtelnetlib.tex
index c7a4226..b8dfeee 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libtelnetlib.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libtelnetlib.tex
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@
 import sys
 import telnetlib
 
+def raw_input(prompt):
+    sys.stdout.write(prompt)
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+    return sys.stdin.readline()
+
 HOST = "localhost"
 user = raw_input("Enter your remote account: ")
 password = getpass.getpass()
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libtermios.tex b/Doc/lib/libtermios.tex
index ef99cf9..64f3438 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libtermios.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libtermios.tex
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@
 old tty attributes are restored exactly no matter what happens:
 
 \begin{verbatim}
+def raw_input(prompt):
+    import sys
+    sys.stdout.write(prompt)
+    sys.stdout.flush()
+    return sys.stdin.readline()
+
 def getpass(prompt = "Password: "):
     import termios, sys
     fd = sys.stdin.fileno()