diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/cli/parser.py b/src/pip/_internal/cli/parser.py
index 5bacd47a1d3..b64e967806c 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/cli/parser.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/cli/parser.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 import logging
 import optparse
+import shutil
 import sys
 import textwrap
 from distutils.util import strtobool
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@
 
 from pip._internal.cli.status_codes import UNKNOWN_ERROR
 from pip._internal.configuration import Configuration, ConfigurationError
-from pip._internal.utils.compat import get_terminal_size
 from pip._internal.utils.misc import redact_auth_from_url
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # help position must be aligned with __init__.parseopts.description
         kwargs['max_help_position'] = 30
         kwargs['indent_increment'] = 1
-        kwargs['width'] = get_terminal_size()[0] - 2
+        kwargs['width'] = shutil.get_terminal_size()[0] - 2
         optparse.IndentedHelpFormatter.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def format_option_strings(self, option):
diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/commands/search.py b/src/pip/_internal/commands/search.py
index 146d653e55f..f382ddc6516 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/commands/search.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/commands/search.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 import logging
+import shutil
 import sys
 import textwrap
 from collections import OrderedDict
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@
 from pip._internal.exceptions import CommandError
 from pip._internal.models.index import PyPI
 from pip._internal.network.xmlrpc import PipXmlrpcTransport
-from pip._internal.utils.compat import get_terminal_size
 from pip._internal.utils.logging import indent_log
 from pip._internal.utils.misc import get_distribution, write_output
 from pip._internal.utils.typing import MYPY_CHECK_RUNNING
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def run(self, options, args):
 
         terminal_width = None
         if sys.stdout.isatty():
-            terminal_width = get_terminal_size()[0]
+            terminal_width = shutil.get_terminal_size()[0]
 
         print_results(hits, terminal_width=terminal_width)
         if pypi_hits:
diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/utils/compat.py b/src/pip/_internal/utils/compat.py
index 0115c307db8..e6ddbcb5f8e 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/utils/compat.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/utils/compat.py
@@ -11,13 +11,12 @@
 import locale
 import logging
 import os
-import shutil
 import sys
 
 from pip._internal.utils.typing import MYPY_CHECK_RUNNING
 
 if MYPY_CHECK_RUNNING:
-    from typing import Callable, Optional, Protocol, Text, Tuple, TypeVar, Union
+    from typing import Callable, Optional, Protocol, Text, TypeVar, Union
 
     # Used in the @lru_cache polyfill.
     F = TypeVar('F')
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ def __call__(self, maxsize=None):
 
 __all__ = [
     "ipaddress", "console_to_str",
-    "get_path_uid", "stdlib_pkgs", "WINDOWS", "get_terminal_size",
+    "get_path_uid", "stdlib_pkgs", "WINDOWS",
 ]
 
 
@@ -190,15 +189,6 @@ def expanduser(path):
            (sys.platform == 'cli' and os.name == 'nt'))
 
 
-def get_terminal_size():
-    # type: () -> Tuple[int, int]
-    """
-    Returns a tuple (x, y) representing the width(x) and the height(y)
-    in characters of the terminal window.
-    """
-    return tuple(shutil.get_terminal_size())  # type: ignore
-
-
 # Fallback to noop_lru_cache in Python 2
 # TODO: this can be removed when python 2 support is dropped!
 def noop_lru_cache(maxsize=None):