diff --git a/mycroft/skills/container.py b/mycroft/skills/container.py
index 8e227afa0b..b8b7aa0c29 100644
--- a/mycroft/skills/container.py
+++ b/mycroft/skills/container.py
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ from mycroft.messagebus.client.ws import WebsocketClient
 from mycroft.skills.core import create_skill_descriptor, load_skill
 from mycroft.skills.intent_service import IntentService
 from mycroft.util.log import getLogger
-import signal
-
-# ignore DIGCHLD to terminate subprocesses correctly
-signal.signal(signal.SIGCHLD, signal.SIG_IGN)
 
 __author__ = 'seanfitz'
 
diff --git a/mycroft/skills/core.py b/mycroft/skills/core.py
index cc9c691161..bb0be44d7e 100644
--- a/mycroft/skills/core.py
+++ b/mycroft/skills/core.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import time
 
 import os.path
 import re
-import signal
 import time
 from os.path import join, dirname, splitext, isdir
 
diff --git a/mycroft/skills/main.py b/mycroft/skills/main.py
index 9d6bba2e70..36f823620f 100644
--- a/mycroft/skills/main.py
+++ b/mycroft/skills/main.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 import json
 import os
-import signal
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import time
@@ -37,9 +36,6 @@ from mycroft.util import connected
 from mycroft.util.log import getLogger
 import mycroft.dialog
 
-# ignore DIGCHLD to terminate subprocesses correctly
-signal.signal(signal.SIGCHLD, signal.SIG_IGN)
-
 logger = getLogger("Skills")
 
 __author__ = 'seanfitz'