diff --git a/lib/misc.zsh b/lib/misc.zsh
index f45c10757..b30822b50 100644
--- a/lib/misc.zsh
+++ b/lib/misc.zsh
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ env_default 'LESS' '-R'
 
 ## super user alias
 alias _='sudo'
-alias please='sudo'
 
 ## more intelligent acking for ubuntu users
 if which ack-grep &> /dev/null; then