diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 025ae275..f5862e13 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ elif (3, 0) < version < (3, 3):
 
 VERSION = '3.12'
 
-install_requires = ['psutil', 'colorama', 'six', 'decorator', 'bashlex']
+install_requires = ['psutil', 'colorama', 'six', 'decorator']
 extras_require = {':python_version<"3.4"': ['pathlib2'],
                   ":sys_platform=='win32'": ['win_unicode_console']}
 
diff --git a/tests/shells/test_bash.py b/tests/shells/test_bash.py
index c4268c04..96661b53 100644
--- a/tests/shells/test_bash.py
+++ b/tests/shells/test_bash.py
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ class TestBash(object):
         assert list(shell.get_history()) == ['ls', 'rm']
 
     def test_split_command(self, shell):
-        command = 'git log $(git ls-files thefuck | grep python_command) -p'
-        command_parts = ['git', 'log', '$(git ls-files thefuck | grep python_command)', '-p']
+        command = 'git log -p'
+        command_parts = ['git', 'log', '-p']
         assert shell.split_command(command) == command_parts
-
-        # bashlex doesn't support parsing arithmetic expressions, so make sure
-        # shlex is used a fallback
-        # See https://github.com/idank/bashlex#limitations
-        assert shell.split_command('$((1 + 2))') == ['$((1', '+', '2))']
diff --git a/thefuck/shells/generic.py b/thefuck/shells/generic.py
index 9aa65b3b..a4f0b1e4 100644
--- a/thefuck/shells/generic.py
+++ b/thefuck/shells/generic.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import io
 import os
 import shlex
-import bashlex
 import six
 from ..utils import memoize
 from ..conf import settings
@@ -65,18 +64,9 @@ class Generic(object):
         return
 
     def split_command(self, command):
-        """Split the command using shell-like syntax.
-
-        If bashlex fails for some reason, fallback to shlex
-        See https://github.com/idank/bashlex#limitations
-        """
+        """Split the command using shell-like syntax."""
         encoded = self.encode_utf8(command)
-
-        try:
-            splitted = list(bashlex.split(encoded))
-        except Exception:
-            splitted = shlex.split(encoded)
-
+        splitted = shlex.split(encoded)
         return self.decode_utf8(splitted)
 
     def encode_utf8(self, command):