diff --git a/sherlock/sherlock.py b/sherlock/sherlock.py
index db8e9c2cb..170ea32ab 100644
--- a/sherlock/sherlock.py
+++ b/sherlock/sherlock.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 )
 
 from requests_futures.sessions import FuturesSession    # noqa: E402
-from torrequest import TorRequest                       # noqa: E402
 from sherlock.result import QueryStatus                 # noqa: E402
 from sherlock.result import QueryResult                 # noqa: E402
 from sherlock.notify import QueryNotify                 # noqa: E402
@@ -166,8 +165,6 @@ def sherlock(
     username,
     site_data,
     query_notify: QueryNotify,
-    tor: bool = False,
-    unique_tor: bool = False,
     proxy=None,
     timeout=60,
 ):
@@ -182,8 +179,6 @@ def sherlock(
     query_notify           -- Object with base type of QueryNotify().
                               This will be used to notify the caller about
                               query results.
-    tor                    -- Boolean indicating whether to use a tor circuit for the requests.
-    unique_tor             -- Boolean indicating whether to use a new tor circuit for each request.
     proxy                  -- String indicating the proxy URL
     timeout                -- Time in seconds to wait before timing out request.
                               Default is 60 seconds.
@@ -204,20 +199,10 @@ def sherlock(
 
     # Notify caller that we are starting the query.
     query_notify.start(username)
-    # Create session based on request methodology
-    if tor or unique_tor:
-        # Requests using Tor obfuscation
-        try:
-            underlying_request = TorRequest()
-        except OSError:
-            print("Tor not found in system path. Unable to continue.\n")
-            sys.exit(query_notify.finish())
 
-        underlying_session = underlying_request.session
-    else:
-        # Normal requests
-        underlying_session = requests.session()
-        underlying_request = requests.Request()
+    # Normal requests
+    underlying_session = requests.session()
+    underlying_request = requests.Request()
 
     # Limit number of workers to 20.
     # This is probably vastly overkill.
@@ -341,15 +326,10 @@ def sherlock(
             # Store future in data for access later
             net_info["request_future"] = future
 
-            # Reset identify for tor (if needed)
-            if unique_tor:
-                underlying_request.reset_identity()
-
         # Add this site's results into final dictionary with all the other results.
         results_total[social_network] = results_site
 
     # Open the file containing account links
-    # Core logic: If tor requests, make them here. If multi-threaded requests, wait for responses
     for social_network, net_info in site_data.items():
         # Retrieve results again
         results_site = results_total.get(social_network)
@@ -547,23 +527,7 @@ def main():
         "-o",
         dest="output",
         help="If using single username, the output of the result will be saved to this file.",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--tor",
-        "-t",
-        action="store_true",
-        dest="tor",
-        default=False,
-        help="Make requests over Tor; increases runtime; requires Tor to be installed and in system path.",
-    )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "--unique-tor",
-        "-u",
-        action="store_true",
-        dest="unique_tor",
-        default=False,
-        help="Make requests over Tor with new Tor circuit after each request; increases runtime; requires Tor to be installed and in system path.",
-    )
+    ),
     parser.add_argument(
         "--csv",
         action="store_true",
@@ -687,22 +651,10 @@ def main():
     except Exception as error:
         print(f"A problem occurred while checking for an update: {error}")
 
-    # Argument check
-    # TODO regex check on args.proxy
-    if args.tor and (args.proxy is not None):
-        raise Exception("Tor and Proxy cannot be set at the same time.")
-
     # Make prompts
     if args.proxy is not None:
         print("Using the proxy: " + args.proxy)
 
-    if args.tor or args.unique_tor:
-        print("Using Tor to make requests")
-
-        print(
-            "Warning: some websites might refuse connecting over Tor, so note that using this option might increase connection errors."
-        )
-
     if args.no_color:
         # Disable color output.
         init(strip=True, convert=False)
@@ -781,8 +733,6 @@ def main():
             username,
             site_data,
             query_notify,
-            tor=args.tor,
-            unique_tor=args.unique_tor,
             proxy=args.proxy,
             timeout=args.timeout,
         )