diff --git a/src/context.cpp b/src/context.cpp
index ffdd2a863..c6c413296 100644
--- a/src/context.cpp
+++ b/src/context.cpp
@@ -21,23 +21,6 @@
 
 namespace element {
 
-namespace detail {
-inline static void setupChildProcessHandlers (RunMode mode)
-{
-    if (mode == RunMode::Plugin)
-        return;
-#if JUCE_LINUX
-    // JUCE allows zombie processes... this prevents them as a workaround.
-    static bool _init = false;
-    if (! _init)
-    {
-        _init = true;
-        signal (SIGCHLD, SIG_IGN);
-    }
-#endif
-}
-} // namespace detail
-
 class Context::Impl
 {
 public:
@@ -109,7 +92,6 @@ class Context::Impl
 Context::Context (RunMode mode, const String& _cli)
 {
     impl.reset (new Impl (*this, mode));
-    detail::setupChildProcessHandlers (mode);
     impl->init();
 }