diff --git a/IPython/core/history.py b/IPython/core/history.py
index 124dc86..7a8be08 100644
--- a/IPython/core/history.py
+++ b/IPython/core/history.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import sys
 # Our own packages
 import IPython.utils.io
 
-from IPython.core.inputlist import InputList
 from IPython.utils.pickleshare import PickleShareDB
 from IPython.utils.io import ask_yes_no
 from IPython.utils.warn import warn
@@ -37,9 +36,9 @@ class HistoryManager(object):
 
     # An instance of the IPython shell we are attached to
     shell = None
-    # An InputList instance to hold processed history
+    # A list to hold processed history
     input_hist_parsed = None
-    # An InputList instance to hold raw history (as typed by user)
+    # A list to hold raw history (as typed by user)
     input_hist_raw = None
     # A list of directories visited during session
     dir_hist = None
@@ -229,7 +228,7 @@ class HistoryManager(object):
     def sync_inputs(self):
         """Ensure raw and translated histories have same length."""
         if len(self.input_hist_parsed) != len (self.input_hist_raw):
-            self.input_hist_raw = InputList(self.input_hist_parsed)
+            self.input_hist_raw[:] = self.input_hist_parsed
 
     def reset(self):
         """Clear all histories managed by this object."""
diff --git a/IPython/core/inputlist.py b/IPython/core/inputlist.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e2a3e8..0000000
--- a/IPython/core/inputlist.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-class InputList(list):
-    """Class to store user input.
-
-    It's basically a list, but slices return a string instead of a list, thus
-    allowing things like (assuming 'In' is an instance):
-
-    exec In[4:7]
-
-    or
-
-    exec In[5:9] + In[14] + In[21:25]"""
-
-    def __getslice__(self,i,j):
-        return ''.join(list.__getslice__(self,i,j))
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/terminal/interactiveshell.py b/IPython/frontend/terminal/interactiveshell.py
index cd176ec..671f82b 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/terminal/interactiveshell.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/terminal/interactiveshell.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import sys
 
 from IPython.core.error import TryNext
 from IPython.core.usage import interactive_usage, default_banner
-from IPython.core.inputlist import InputList
 from IPython.core.interactiveshell import InteractiveShell, InteractiveShellABC
 from IPython.lib.inputhook import enable_gui
 from IPython.lib.pylabtools import pylab_activate