diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/client.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/client.cpp
index 1c5476b39..61b30b4c9 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/client.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/client.cpp
@@ -106,15 +106,6 @@ void quitCrashReport ()
 	contReset(CrashCounterSock);
 }
 
-#ifndef NL_OS_WINDOWS
-static void sigHandler(int Sig)
-{
-	// redirect the signal for the next time
-	signal(Sig, sigHandler);
-	nlwarning("Ignoring signal SIGPIPE");
-}
-#endif
-
 //---------------------------------------------------
 // MAIN :
 // Entry for the Application.
@@ -548,9 +539,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	// set process name for logs
 	CLog::setProcessName(filename);
 
-	// ignore signal SIGPIPE generated by libwww
-	signal(SIGPIPE, sigHandler);
-
 	// Delete the .sh file because it s not useful anymore
 	if (NLMISC::CFile::fileExists("updt_nl.sh"))
 		NLMISC::CFile::deleteFile("updt_nl.sh");