diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index 29ec0fa..6aa9a10 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -325,7 +325,6 @@ static void setpsel(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
 static void setsel(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
 static void setup(void);
 static void sigchld(int unused);
-static void sigchld_sig(int unused);
 static void spawn(const Arg *arg);
 static void startdrag(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
 static void tag(const Arg *arg);
@@ -3127,25 +3126,6 @@ sethints(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 	}
 }
 
-void
-sigchld_sig(int unused)
-{
-	siginfo_t in;
-	/* We should be able to remove this function in favor of a simple
-	 *     signal(SIGCHLD, SIG_IGN);
-	 * but the Xwayland implementation in wlroots currently prevents us from
-	 * setting our own disposition for SIGCHLD.
-	 */
-	if (signal(SIGCHLD, sigchld) == SIG_ERR)
-		die("can't install SIGCHLD handler:");
-	/* WNOWAIT leaves the child in a waitable state, in case this is the
-	 * XWayland process
-	 */
-	while (!waitid(P_ALL, 0, &in, WEXITED|WNOHANG|WNOWAIT) && in.si_pid
-			&& (!xwayland || in.si_pid != xwayland->server->pid))
-		waitpid(in.si_pid, NULL, 0);
-}
-
 void
 xwaylandready(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 {