diff --git a/jedi/_compatibility.py b/jedi/_compatibility.py
index e33a38f9..6bad790c 100644
--- a/jedi/_compatibility.py
+++ b/jedi/_compatibility.py
@@ -268,67 +268,3 @@ class GeneralizedPopen(subprocess.Popen):
         # This is unix only.
         kwargs['close_fds'] = 'posix' in sys.builtin_module_names
         super(GeneralizedPopen, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-
-
-# shutil.which is not available on Python 2.7.
-def which(cmd, mode=os.F_OK | os.X_OK, path=None):
-    """Given a command, mode, and a PATH string, return the path which
-    conforms to the given mode on the PATH, or None if there is no such
-    file.
-
-    `mode` defaults to os.F_OK | os.X_OK. `path` defaults to the result
-    of os.environ.get("PATH"), or can be overridden with a custom search
-    path.
-
-    """
-    # Check that a given file can be accessed with the correct mode.
-    # Additionally check that `file` is not a directory, as on Windows
-    # directories pass the os.access check.
-    def _access_check(fn, mode):
-        return (os.path.exists(fn) and os.access(fn, mode)
-                and not os.path.isdir(fn))
-
-    # If we're given a path with a directory part, look it up directly rather
-    # than referring to PATH directories. This includes checking relative to the
-    # current directory, e.g. ./script
-    if os.path.dirname(cmd):
-        if _access_check(cmd, mode):
-            return cmd
-        return None
-
-    if path is None:
-        path = os.environ.get("PATH", os.defpath)
-    if not path:
-        return None
-    path = path.split(os.pathsep)
-
-    if sys.platform == "win32":
-        # The current directory takes precedence on Windows.
-        if os.curdir not in path:
-            path.insert(0, os.curdir)
-
-        # PATHEXT is necessary to check on Windows.
-        pathext = os.environ.get("PATHEXT", "").split(os.pathsep)
-        # See if the given file matches any of the expected path extensions.
-        # This will allow us to short circuit when given "python.exe".
-        # If it does match, only test that one, otherwise we have to try
-        # others.
-        if any(cmd.lower().endswith(ext.lower()) for ext in pathext):
-            files = [cmd]
-        else:
-            files = [cmd + ext for ext in pathext]
-    else:
-        # On other platforms you don't have things like PATHEXT to tell you
-        # what file suffixes are executable, so just pass on cmd as-is.
-        files = [cmd]
-
-    seen = set()
-    for dir in path:
-        normdir = os.path.normcase(dir)
-        if normdir not in seen:
-            seen.add(normdir)
-            for thefile in files:
-                name = os.path.join(dir, thefile)
-                if _access_check(name, mode):
-                    return name
-    return None
diff --git a/jedi/api/environment.py b/jedi/api/environment.py
index 0b376067..6b123b28 100644
--- a/jedi/api/environment.py
+++ b/jedi/api/environment.py
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import sys
 import hashlib
 import filecmp
 from collections import namedtuple
+from shutil import which
 
-from jedi._compatibility import highest_pickle_protocol, which
+from jedi._compatibility import highest_pickle_protocol
 from jedi.cache import memoize_method, time_cache
 from jedi.inference.compiled.subprocess import CompiledSubprocess, \
     InferenceStateSameProcess, InferenceStateSubprocess