diff --git a/plugins/MoobotFactoids.py b/plugins/MoobotFactoids.py
index 7283b5469..e745314d3 100644
--- a/plugins/MoobotFactoids.py
+++ b/plugins/MoobotFactoids.py
@@ -173,11 +173,6 @@ class MoobotFactoids(callbacks.PrivmsgCommandAndRegexp):
         elif newfact.startswith("<action>"):
             newfact = newfact[8:]
             type = "action"
-        elif newfact.startswith("see "):
-            newfact = newfact[4:]
-            type = "refer"
-            # shortcut the substitutions here
-            return (type, newfact)
         newfact = newfact.strip()
         newfact = plugins.standardSubstitute(irc, msg, newfact)
         return (type, newfact)
@@ -234,11 +229,6 @@ class MoobotFactoids(callbacks.PrivmsgCommandAndRegexp):
                 irc.reply(text, prefixName=False)
             elif type == "define":
                 irc.reply("%s is %s" % (key, text), prefixName=False)
-            elif type == "refer":
-                # text here is the new key to refer to 
-                msg.args = [s.replace(key, text) for s in msg.args]
-                newtokens = [s.replace(key, text) for s in tokens]
-                self.invalidCommand(irc, msg, newtokens) 
             else:
                 irc.error("Spurious type from _parseFactoid.")
             return True
diff --git a/test/test_MoobotFactoids.py b/test/test_MoobotFactoids.py
index b0c6ce8d4..3f5fe98d1 100644
--- a/test/test_MoobotFactoids.py
+++ b/test/test_MoobotFactoids.py
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ if sqlite is not None:
             self.assertResponse('moo', 'foo')
             self.assertNotError('foo is bar _is_ baz')
             self.assertResponse('foo is bar', 'foo is bar is baz')
-            # Check the "see ..." referencing
-            self.assertNotError('bar is see moo')
-            self.assertResponse('bar', 'foo')
-            self.assertNotError('bar2 _is_ see foo is bar')
-            self.assertResponse('bar2', 'foo is bar is baz')
 
         def testFactinfo(self):
             self.assertNotError('moo is <reply>foo')