lib/PublicInbox/IPC.pm | 8 --------

diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/IPC.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/IPC.pm
index 27ea90de44634f690f5b744a21549272ba6b3498..0c5205c12c6561c1c8960f36c1044ddef410f9c3 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/IPC.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/IPC.pm
@@ -136,12 +136,6 @@ # for base class, override in sub classes
 sub ipc_atfork_parent {}
 sub ipc_atfork_child {}
 
-# should only be called inside the worker process
-sub ipc_worker_exit {
-	my (undef, $code) = @_;
-	exit($code);
-}
-
 # idempotent, can be called regardless of whether worker is active or not
 sub ipc_worker_stop {
 	my ($self) = @_;
@@ -152,10 +146,8 @@ 		die "unexpected PID:$pid without IPC pipes" if $pid;
 		return; # idempotent
 	}
 	die 'no PID with IPC pipes' unless $pid;
-	_send_rec($w_req, [ undef, 'ipc_worker_exit', 0 ]);
 	$w_req = $r_res = undef;
 
-	# allow any sibling to send ipc_worker_exit, but siblings can't wait
 	return if $$ != $ppid;
 	dwaitpid($pid, \&ipc_worker_reap, $self);
 }