diff --git a/fail2ban/client/fail2bancmdline.py b/fail2ban/client/fail2bancmdline.py
index c2f6d0be..62008288 100644
--- a/fail2ban/client/fail2bancmdline.py
+++ b/fail2ban/client/fail2bancmdline.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import sys
 
 from ..version import version, normVersion
 from ..protocol import printFormatted
-from ..helpers import getLogger, str2LogLevel, getVerbosityFormat, BrokenPipeError
+from ..helpers import getLogger, str2LogLevel, getVerbosityFormat
 
 # Gets the instance of the logger.
 logSys = getLogger("fail2ban")
diff --git a/fail2ban/helpers.py b/fail2ban/helpers.py
index b864fd15..fe62ae1e 100644
--- a/fail2ban/helpers.py
+++ b/fail2ban/helpers.py
@@ -183,8 +183,6 @@ def __stopOnIOError(logSys=None, logHndlr=None): # pragma: no cover
 			pass
 		sys.exit(0)
 
-BrokenPipeError = BrokenPipeError
-
 __origLog = logging.Logger._log
 def __safeLog(self, level, msg, args, **kwargs):
 	"""Safe log inject to avoid possible errors by unsafe log-handlers,