1 files changed, 0 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index e267bbf982..c12624d433 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -3087,9 +3087,6 @@ Perl_my_pclose(pTHX_ PerlIO *ptr)
 #endif
     close_failed = (PerlIO_close(ptr) == EOF);
     SAVE_ERRNO;
-#ifdef UTS
-    if(PerlProc_kill(pid, 0) < 0) { return(pid); }   /* HOM 12/23/91 */
-#endif
 #ifndef PERL_MICRO
     rsignal_save(SIGHUP,  (Sighandler_t) SIG_IGN, &hstat);
     rsignal_save(SIGINT,  (Sighandler_t) SIG_IGN, &istat);