diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/__init__.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/__init__.py
index 25cd24e223..67b1a8d14e 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/__init__.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/__init__.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ if sys.version_info < (2, 6, 0):
 
 import os
 import logging
-import traceback
+
 
 class NullHandler(logging.Handler):
     def emit(self, record):
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ class BBLogger(Logger):
     def verbose(self, msg, *args, **kwargs):
         return self.log(logging.INFO - 1, msg, *args, **kwargs)
 
-    def exception(self, msg, *args, **kwargs):
-        return self.critical("%s\n%s" % (msg, traceback.format_exc()), *args, **kwargs)
-
 logging.raiseExceptions = False
 logging.setLoggerClass(BBLogger)