diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index db8c35be9..a5e35679d 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -1780,16 +1780,6 @@ tqdm = "*"
 unicrypto = ">=0.0.10,<=0.1.0"
 winacl = ">=0.1.7,<=0.2.0"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "pyreadline"
-version = "2.1"
-description = "A python implmementation of GNU readline."
-optional = false
-python-versions = "*"
-files = [
-    {file = "pyreadline-2.1.zip", hash = "sha256:4530592fc2e85b25b1a9f79664433da09237c1a270e4d78ea5aa3a2c7229e2d1"},
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "pyspnego"
 version = "0.10.2"
@@ -2298,4 +2288,4 @@ testing = ["big-O", "jaraco.functools", "jaraco.itertools", "more-itertools", "p
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = "^3.8.0"
-content-hash = "b1498f097759871b38b6ed64c9948316ed443b6814f5a736abaf5cf576cd4b78"
+content-hash = "4e045412fc20caeb6239f12573928595853c81e558ed1a53d95a7ff0da39a427"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c02c6c496..98eeb6164 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ pyasn1-modules = "^0.3.0"
 rich = "^13.3.5"
 python-libnmap = "^0.7.3"
 oscrypto = { git = "https://github.com/Pennyw0rth/oscrypto" } # Pypi version currently broken, see: https://github.com/wbond/oscrypto/issues/78 (as of 9/23)
-pyreadline = { version = "^2.1", markers = "sys_platform == 'win32'" } # for the build - impacket imports its hidden from the builder so an error occurs
 argcomplete = "^3.1.4"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]