diff --git a/jedi/_compatibility.py b/jedi/_compatibility.py
index 13c1975c..79962eff 100644
--- a/jedi/_compatibility.py
+++ b/jedi/_compatibility.py
@@ -26,27 +26,6 @@ is_py35 = is_py3 and sys.version_info[1] >= 5
 py_version = int(str(sys.version_info[0]) + str(sys.version_info[1]))
 
 
-if sys.version_info[:2] < (3, 5):
-    """
-    A super-minimal shim around listdir that behave like
-    scandir for the information we need.
-    """
-    class _DirEntry:
-
-        def __init__(self, name, basepath):
-            self.name = name
-            self.basepath = basepath
-
-        def is_dir(self):
-            path_for_name = os.path.join(self.basepath, self.name)
-            return os.path.isdir(path_for_name)
-
-    def scandir(dir):
-        return [_DirEntry(name, dir) for name in os.listdir(dir)]
-else:
-    from os import scandir
-
-
 class DummyFile(object):
     def __init__(self, loader, string):
         self.loader = loader
diff --git a/jedi/api/file_name.py b/jedi/api/file_name.py
index 4d472453..addf4bb6 100644
--- a/jedi/api/file_name.py
+++ b/jedi/api/file_name.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import os
 
-from jedi._compatibility import FileNotFoundError, force_unicode, scandir
+from jedi._compatibility import FileNotFoundError, force_unicode
 from jedi.api import classes
 from jedi.api.strings import StringName, get_quote_ending
 from jedi.api.helpers import match
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def complete_file_name(inference_state, module_context, start_leaf, quote, strin
             string = to_be_added + string
     base_path = os.path.join(inference_state.project.path, string)
     try:
-        listed = sorted(scandir(base_path), key=lambda e: e.name)
+        listed = sorted(os.scandir(base_path), key=lambda e: e.name)
         # OSError: [Errno 36] File name too long: '...'
     except (FileNotFoundError, OSError):
         return
diff --git a/jedi/inference/compiled/subprocess/functions.py b/jedi/inference/compiled/subprocess/functions.py
index 86b5287b..740b3cdd 100644
--- a/jedi/inference/compiled/subprocess/functions.py
+++ b/jedi/inference/compiled/subprocess/functions.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import re
 import inspect
 
 from jedi._compatibility import find_module, cast_path, force_unicode, \
-    all_suffixes, scandir
+    all_suffixes
 from jedi.inference.compiled import access
 from jedi import debug
 from jedi import parser_utils
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def _iter_module_names(inference_state, paths):
     # Python modules/packages
     for path in paths:
         try:
-            dirs = scandir(path)
+            dirs = os.scandir(path)
         except OSError:
             # The file might not exist or reading it might lead to an error.
             debug.warning("Not possible to list directory: %s", path)
diff --git a/test/test_api/test_completion.py b/test/test_api/test_completion.py
index 354bd43b..a0d23ef3 100644
--- a/test/test_api/test_completion.py
+++ b/test/test_api/test_completion.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import pytest
 
 from ..helpers import root_dir
 from jedi.api.helpers import _start_match, _fuzzy_match
-from jedi._compatibility import scandir
 
 
 def test_in_whitespace(Script):
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ def test_loading_unicode_files_with_bad_global_charset(Script, monkeypatch, tmpd
 
 
 def test_complete_expanduser(Script):
-    possibilities = scandir(expanduser('~'))
+    possibilities = os.scandir(expanduser('~'))
     non_dots = [p for p in possibilities if not p.name.startswith('.') and len(p.name) > 1]
     item = non_dots[0]
     line = "'~%s%s'" % (os.sep, item.name)