diff --git a/src/Cerbere.vala b/src/Cerbere.vala
index 9d65c72..0125197 100644
--- a/src/Cerbere.vala
+++ b/src/Cerbere.vala
@@ -68,16 +68,13 @@ public class Cerbere.App : Application {
         if (sm_client != null) {
             // The session manager may ask us to quit the service, and so we do.
             sm_client.stop_service.connect (quit_service);
-            // Cleanly shutdown when receiving SIGTERM or SIGHUP.
-            Posix.signal (Posix.Signal.TERM, handle_sigterm);
-            Posix.signal (Posix.Signal.HUP, handle_sighup);
         }
     }
 
     private void start_processes (string[] process_list) {
         if (watchdog == null)
             watchdog = new Watchdog ();
-
+ 
         foreach (string cmd in process_list)
             watchdog.add_process (cmd);
     }
@@ -87,16 +84,6 @@ public class Cerbere.App : Application {
         release ();
     }
 
-    private void handle_sigterm () {
-        message ("Closing Cerbere as requested via SIGTERM");
-        release ();
-    }
-
-    private void handle_sighup () {
-        message ("Closing Cerbere as requested via SIGHUP");
-        release ();
-    }
-
     public static int main (string[] args) {
         var app = new Cerbere.App ();
         return app.run (args);