diff --git a/jedi/_compatibility.py b/jedi/_compatibility.py
index 2c8bf488..6d637a6f 100644
--- a/jedi/_compatibility.py
+++ b/jedi/_compatibility.py
@@ -218,26 +218,6 @@ except NameError:
     unicode = str
 
 
-# re-raise function
-if is_py3:
-    def reraise(exception, traceback):
-        raise exception.with_traceback(traceback)
-else:
-    eval(compile("""
-def reraise(exception, traceback):
-    raise exception, None, traceback
-""", 'blub', 'exec'))
-
-reraise.__doc__ = """
-Re-raise `exception` with a `traceback` object.
-
-Usage::
-
-    reraise(Exception, sys.exc_info()[2])
-
-"""
-
-
 def use_metaclass(meta, *bases):
     """ Create a class with a metaclass. """
     if not bases:
diff --git a/jedi/inference/utils.py b/jedi/inference/utils.py
index 422e17e7..17c53577 100644
--- a/jedi/inference/utils.py
+++ b/jedi/inference/utils.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import functools
 import re
 import os
 
-from jedi._compatibility import reraise
-
 
 _sep = os.path.sep
 if os.path.altsep is not None:
@@ -75,7 +73,7 @@ def reraise_uncaught(func):
             return func(*args, **kwds)
         except AttributeError:
             exc_info = sys.exc_info()
-            reraise(UncaughtAttributeError(exc_info[1]), exc_info[2])
+            UncaughtAttributeError(exc_info[1]).with_traceback(exc_info[2])
     return wrapper