--- orig/control-center-2.8.0/gnome-settings-daemon/reaper.c	2004-03-31 13:30:23.000000000 -0800
+++ control-center-2.8.0/gnome-settings-daemon/reaper.c	2004-10-04 02:39:45.497670576 -0700
@@ -97,23 +97,6 @@
 	struct sigaction action;
 	int ret;
 
-	/* Open the signal pipe. */
-	ret = pipe(reaper->iopipe);
-	if (ret == -1) {
-		g_error(_("Error creating signal pipe."));
-	}
-
-	/* Create the channel. */
-	reaper->channel = g_io_channel_unix_new(reaper->iopipe[0]);
-
-	/* Add the channel to the source list. */
-	g_io_add_watch_full(reaper->channel,
-			    G_PRIORITY_HIGH,
-			    G_IO_IN,
-			    vte_reaper_emit_signal,
-			    reaper,
-			    vte_reaper_channel_destroyed);
-
 	/* Set the signal handler. */
 	action.sa_handler = vte_reaper_signal_handler;
 	sigemptyset(&action.sa_mask);