diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index ea0ac98..185666a 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-trap cleanup 1 2 3 6 9 11
-cleanup() { kill $PID; }
-
 BOTNICK="uugbot2"
 SERVER="irc.uugrn.org"
 PORT="6660"