diff --git a/seq b/seq
deleted file mode 100755
index 7b5c6127a..000000000
--- a/seq
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env fish
-# 
-# Fallback implementation of the seq command
-#
-# seq.  Generated from seq.in by configure.
-
-set -l from 1
-set -l step 1
-set -l to 1
-
-function _ -d "Alias for the gettext command"
-	printf "%s" $argv
-end
-if test 1 = "1"
-	if which gettext ^/dev/null >/dev/null
-		function _ -d "Alias for the gettext command"
-			gettext fish $argv
-		end
-	end
-end
-
-switch (count $argv)
-	case 1
-		set to $argv[1]
-
-	case 2
-		set from $argv[1]
-		set to $argv[2]
-
-	case 3
-		set from $argv[1]
-		set step $argv[2]
-		set to $argv[3]
-
-	case '*'
-		printf (_ "%s: Expected 1, 2 or 3 arguments, got %d\n") seq (count $argv)
-		exit 1
-
-end
-
-for i in $from $step $to
-	if not echo $i | grep '^-\?[0-9]*\(\|.[0-9]\+\)$' >/dev/null
-		printf (_ "%s: '%s' is not a number\n") seq $i
-		exit 1
-	end
-end
-
-echo "for( i=$from; i<=$to ; i+=$step ) i;" | bc 
diff --git a/seq.in b/seq.in
index 9f546a5bc..f20c7d48b 100755
--- a/seq.in
+++ b/seq.in
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ switch (count $argv)
 
 	case '*'
 		printf (_ "%s: Expected 1, 2 or 3 arguments, got %d\n") seq (count $argv)
-		return 1
+		exit 1
 
 end
 
 for i in $from $step $to
 	if not echo $i | grep '^-\?[0-9]*\(\|.[0-9]\+\)$' >/dev/null
 		printf (_ "%s: '%s' is not a number\n") seq $i
-		return 1
+		exit 1
 	end
 end