diff --git a/bpython/curtsiesfrontend/interaction.py b/bpython/curtsiesfrontend/interaction.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import greenlet
import time
from curtsies import events

from ..translations import _
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ def __init__(
        self.permanent_stack = []
        if permanent_text:
            self.permanent_stack.append(permanent_text)
-        self.main_context = greenlet.getcurrent()
-        self.request_context = None
        self.request_refresh = request_refresh
        self.schedule_refresh = schedule_refresh

@@ -83,13 +83,14 @@ def process_event(self, e):
        assert self.in_prompt or self.in_confirm or self.waiting_for_refresh
        if isinstance(e, RefreshRequestEvent):
            self.waiting_for_refresh = False
-            self.request_context.switch()
        elif isinstance(e, events.PasteEvent):
            for ee in e.events:
                # strip control seq
                self.add_normal_character(ee if len(ee) == 1 else ee[-1])
        elif e == "<ESC>" or isinstance(e, events.SigIntEvent):
-            self.request_context.switch(False)
            self.escape()
        elif e in edit_keys:
            self.cursor_offset_in_line, self._current_line = edit_keys[e](
@@ -102,12 +103,12 @@ def process_event(self, e):
        elif self.in_prompt and e in ("\n", "\r", "<Ctrl-j>", "Ctrl-m>"):
            line = self._current_line
            self.escape()
-            self.request_context.switch(line)
        elif self.in_confirm:
            if e.lower() == _("y"):
-                self.request_context.switch(True)
            else:
-                self.request_context.switch(False)
            self.escape()
        else:  # add normal character
            self.add_normal_character(e)
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ def add_normal_character(self, e):

    def escape(self):
        """unfocus from statusbar, clear prompt state, wait for notify call"""
        self.in_prompt = False
        self.in_confirm = False
        self.prompt = ""
@@ -148,27 +150,36 @@ def current_line(self):
    def should_show_message(self):
        return bool(self.current_line)

-    # interaction interface - should be called from other greenlets
    def notify(self, msg, n=3, wait_for_keypress=False):
-        self.request_context = greenlet.getcurrent()
        self.message_time = n
        self.message(msg, schedule_refresh=wait_for_keypress)
        self.waiting_for_refresh = True
        self.request_refresh()
-        self.main_context.switch(msg)

-    # below really ought to be called from greenlets other than main because
    # they block
    def confirm(self, q):
        """Expected to return True or False, given question prompt q"""
-        self.request_context = greenlet.getcurrent()
        self.prompt = q
        self.in_confirm = True
-        return self.main_context.switch(q)

    def file_prompt(self, s):
        """Expected to return a file name, given"""
-        self.request_context = greenlet.getcurrent()
        self.prompt = s
        self.in_prompt = True
-        return self.main_context.switch(s)