diff --git a/avocado/utils/pts.py b/avocado/utils/pts.py
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--- a/avocado/utils/pts.py
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-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
-#
-# See LICENSE for more details.
-#
-# Copyright: Red Hat Inc. 2014
-# Author: Cleber Rosa <crosa@redhat.com>
-
-"""
-Functions dedicated to pseudo terminal manipulation
-"""
-
-import os
-import pty
-import ctypes
-
-__all__ = ['ptsname', 'openpty']
-
-
-def get_libc():
-    libc_paths = ['/lib64/libc.so.6', '/lib/libc.so.6',
-                  '/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6']
-    for lib_path in libc_paths:
-        if os.path.exists(lib_path):
-            return ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary(lib_path)
-
-
-def ptsname(master_fd):
-    """
-    Returns the name of the pts device associated with the given master file descriptor
-
-    :param master_fd: the file descriptor of the master of the pseudo terminal
-    :type master_fd: int
-    :returns: the name of the pseudo terminal file
-    :rtype: str
-    """
-    libc = get_libc()
-    ptsname_ = libc.ptsname
-    ptsname_.argtypes = [ctypes.c_int]
-    ptsname_.restype = ctypes.c_char_p
-
-    return ptsname_(master_fd)
-
-
-def openpty():
-    """
-    Simple wrapper around :func:`pty.openpty` that returns the file name
-
-    This adds the pseudo terminal file path to the extra information returned
-    by the standard library.
-
-    :returns: a tuple with the master file descriptor, slave file descriptor
-              and the path of the pseudo file path
-    :rtype: tuple(int, int, str)
-    """
-    master, slave = pty.openpty()
-    path = ptsname(master)
-    return (master, slave, path)
diff --git a/selftests/all/unit/avocado/pts_unittest.py b/selftests/all/unit/avocado/pts_unittest.py
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--- a/selftests/all/unit/avocado/pts_unittest.py
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-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
-#
-# See LICENSE for more details.
-#
-# Copyright: Red Hat Inc. 2014
-# Author: Cleber Rosa <crosa@redhat.com>
-
-
-import os
-import sys
-import unittest
-
-from avocado.utils import pts
-
-# simple magic for using scripts within a source tree
-basedir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
-basedir = os.path.dirname(basedir)
-if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(basedir, 'avocado')):
-    sys.path.append(basedir)
-
-
-class PtsTest(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    def test_create_destroy(self):
-        master, slave, path = pts.openpty()
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(path))
-        os.close(slave)
-        os.close(master)
-        self.assertFalse(os.path.exists(path))
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    unittest.main()