1 files changed, 0 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/rts/RtsStartup.c b/rts/RtsStartup.c
index 123fb9b64a..33ffb83c1e 100644
--- a/rts/RtsStartup.c
+++ b/rts/RtsStartup.c
@@ -466,10 +466,6 @@ void
 shutdownHaskellAndExit(int n, int fastExit)
 {
     if (!fastExit) {
-        // even if hs_init_count > 1, we still want to shut down the RTS
-        // and exit immediately (see #5402)
-        hs_init_count = 1;
-
         // we're about to exit(), no need to wait for foreign calls to return.
         hs_exit_(rtsFalse);
     }