diff --git a/linkcheck/director/__init__.py b/linkcheck/director/__init__.py
index 6fcae162..4012b4eb 100644
--- a/linkcheck/director/__init__.py
+++ b/linkcheck/director/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 Management of checking a queue of links with several threads.
 """
 import time
-import signal
 import linkcheck
 import linkcheck.log
 import linkcheck.cache.urlqueue
@@ -50,10 +49,6 @@ def check_urls (aggregate):
                 aggregate.remove_stopped_threads()
                 if not aggregate.threads:
                     break
-                sigint = signal.getsignal(signal.SIGINT)
-                if sigint != signal.default_int_handler:
-                    linkcheck.log.warn(linkcheck.LOG_CHECK,
-                      _("signal interrupt handler changed to %s"), sigint)
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         linkcheck.log.warn(linkcheck.LOG_CHECK,
             _("keyboard interrupt; waiting for active threads to finish"))