diff --git a/adafruit_circuitplayground/circuit_playground_base.py b/adafruit_circuitplayground/circuit_playground_base.py
index 15856d2..f22bb41 100755
--- a/adafruit_circuitplayground/circuit_playground_base.py
+++ b/adafruit_circuitplayground/circuit_playground_base.py
@@ -31,56 +31,11 @@
 import adafruit_thermistor
 import neopixel
 import touchio
-import keypad
-
 
 __version__ = "0.0.0-auto.0"
 __repo__ = "https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_CircuitPlayground.git"
 
 
-class KeyStates:
-    """Convert `keypad.Event` information from the given `keypad` scanner into key-pressed state.
-
-    :param scanner: a `keypad` scanner, such as `keypad.Keys`
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, scanner):
-        self._scanner = scanner
-        self._pressed = [False] * self._scanner.key_count
-        self.update()
-
-    def update(self):
-        """Update key information based on pending scanner events."""
-
-        # If the event queue overflowed, discard any pending events,
-        # and assume all keys are now released.
-        if self._scanner.events.overflowed:
-            self._scanner.events.clear()
-            self._scanner.reset()
-            self._pressed = [False] * self._scanner.key_count
-
-        self._was_pressed = self._pressed.copy()
-
-        while True:
-            event = self._scanner.events.get()
-            if not event:
-                # Event queue is now empty.
-                break
-            self._pressed[event.key_number] = event.pressed
-            if event.pressed:
-                self._was_pressed[event.key_number] = True
-
-    def was_pressed(self, key_number):
-        """True if key was down at any time since the last `update()`,
-        even if it was later released.
-        """
-        return self._was_pressed[key_number]
-
-    def pressed(self, key_number):
-        """True if key is currently pressed, as of the last `update()`."""
-        return self._pressed[key_number]
-
-
 class Photocell:
     """Simple driver for analog photocell on the Circuit Playground Express and Bluefruit."""
 
@@ -101,9 +56,10 @@ class CircuitPlaygroundBase:  # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
     _audio_out = None
 
     def __init__(self):
-        self._button_pins = [board.BUTTON_A, board.BUTTON_B]
-        self._keys = keypad.Keys(self._button_pins, value_when_pressed=True, pull=True)
-        self._states = KeyStates(self._keys)
+        self._a = digitalio.DigitalInOut(board.BUTTON_A)
+        self._a.switch_to_input(pull=digitalio.Pull.DOWN)
+        self._b = digitalio.DigitalInOut(board.BUTTON_B)
+        self._b.switch_to_input(pull=digitalio.Pull.DOWN)
 
         # Define switch:
         self._switch = digitalio.DigitalInOut(board.SLIDE_SWITCH)
@@ -610,8 +566,7 @@ def button_a(self):
               if cp.button_a:
                   print("Button A pressed!")
         """
-        self._states.update()
-        return self._states.pressed(0)
+        return self._a.value
 
     @property
     def button_b(self):
@@ -630,27 +585,7 @@ def button_b(self):
               if cp.button_b:
                   print("Button B pressed!")
         """
-        self._states.update()
-        return self._states.pressed(1)
-
-    @property
-    def were_pressed(self):
-        """Returns a set of the buttons that have been pressed
-
-        .. image :: ../docs/_static/button_b.jpg
-          :alt: Button B
-
-        To use with the Circuit Playground Express or Bluefruit:
-
-        .. code-block:: python
-
-          from adafruit_circuitplayground import cp
-
-          while True:
-              print(cp.were_pressed)
-        """
-        self._states.update()
-        return {("A", "B")[i] for i in range(2) if self._states.was_pressed(i)}
+        return self._b.value
 
     @property
     def switch(self):