diff --git a/minix/kernel/proc.c b/minix/kernel/proc.c
index 57864dbe6..7076023cd 100644
--- a/minix/kernel/proc.c
+++ b/minix/kernel/proc.c
@@ -1983,8 +1983,3 @@ void ser_dump_proc()
                 print_proc_recursive(pp);
         }
 }
-
-void increase_proc_signals(struct proc *p)
-{
-	p->p_signal_received++;
-}
diff --git a/minix/kernel/proc.h b/minix/kernel/proc.h
index 3b80630d6..75cb0517c 100644
--- a/minix/kernel/proc.h
+++ b/minix/kernel/proc.h
@@ -126,8 +126,6 @@ struct proc {
    */
   struct { reg_t r1, r2, r3; } p_defer;
 
-  u64_t p_signal_received;
-
 #if DEBUG_TRACE
   int p_schedules;
 #endif
diff --git a/minix/kernel/proto.h b/minix/kernel/proto.h
index 08129f418..a0b8dee0b 100644
--- a/minix/kernel/proto.h
+++ b/minix/kernel/proto.h
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ int isokendpt_f(endpoint_t e, int *p, int f);
 #endif
 void proc_no_time(struct proc *p);
 void reset_proc_accounting(struct proc *p);
-void increase_proc_signals(struct proc *p);
 void flag_account(struct proc *p, int flag);
 int try_deliver_senda(struct proc *caller_ptr, asynmsg_t *table, size_t
 	size);
diff --git a/minix/kernel/system.c b/minix/kernel/system.c
index 08bc24a3a..78724262e 100644
--- a/minix/kernel/system.c
+++ b/minix/kernel/system.c
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@ int send_sig(endpoint_t ep, int sig_nr)
   priv = priv(rp);
   if(!priv) return ENOENT;
   sigaddset(&priv->s_sig_pending, sig_nr);
-  increase_proc_signals(rp);
   mini_notify(proc_addr(SYSTEM), rp->p_endpoint);
 
   return OK;
@@ -443,7 +442,6 @@ int sig_nr;			/* signal to be sent */
   /* Check if the signal is already pending. Process it otherwise. */
   if (!s) {
       sigaddset(&rp->p_pending, sig_nr);
-	increase_proc_signals(rp);
       if (! (RTS_ISSET(rp, RTS_SIGNALED))) {		/* other pending */
 	  RTS_SET(rp, RTS_SIGNALED | RTS_SIG_PENDING);
           if(OK != send_sig(sig_mgr, SIGKSIG))
diff --git a/minix/kernel/system/do_fork.c b/minix/kernel/system/do_fork.c
index 3873a2a2c..76324a00b 100644
--- a/minix/kernel/system/do_fork.c
+++ b/minix/kernel/system/do_fork.c
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ int do_fork(struct proc * caller, message * m_ptr)
   rpc->p_cycles = 0;
   rpc->p_kcall_cycles = 0;
   rpc->p_kipc_cycles = 0;
-  rpc->p_signal_received = 0;
 
   /* If the parent is a privileged process, take away the privileges from the 
    * child process and inhibit it from running by setting the NO_PRIV flag.
diff --git a/minix/kernel/system/do_getinfo.c b/minix/kernel/system/do_getinfo.c
index e47b28c1e..85e81d062 100644
--- a/minix/kernel/system/do_getinfo.c
+++ b/minix/kernel/system/do_getinfo.c
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ int do_getinfo(struct proc * caller, message * m_ptr)
 	usec = target->p_sys_time * 1000000 / system_hz;
 	r_usage.ru_stime.tv_sec = usec / 1000000;
 	r_usage.ru_stime.tv_usec = usec % 1000000;
-	r_usage.ru_nsignals = target->p_signal_received;
 	src_vir = (vir_bytes) &r_usage;
 	break;
     }
diff --git a/minix/usr.bin/trace/service/pm.c b/minix/usr.bin/trace/service/pm.c
index 0656bdb94..176955dce 100644
--- a/minix/usr.bin/trace/service/pm.c
+++ b/minix/usr.bin/trace/service/pm.c
@@ -1240,8 +1240,6 @@ pm_getrusage_in(struct trace_proc * proc, const message * m_out,
 		put_struct_timeval(proc, "ru_stime", PF_LOCADDR,
 		    (vir_bytes)&buf.ru_stime);
 
-		if (verbose > 0)
-			put_value(proc, "ru_nsignals", "%ld", buf.ru_nsignals);
 		put_close_struct(proc, verbose > 0);
 	}
 	put_equals(proc);