diff --git a/compiler/rustc_driver/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_driver/src/lib.rs
index 7edbb6f757ce1..cfa734c7df39c 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_driver/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_driver/src/lib.rs
@@ -427,18 +427,6 @@ fn run_compiler(
     })
 }
 
-#[cfg(unix)]
-pub fn set_sigpipe_handler() {
-    unsafe {
-        // Set the SIGPIPE signal handler, so that an EPIPE
-        // will cause rustc to terminate, as expected.
-        assert_ne!(libc::signal(libc::SIGPIPE, libc::SIG_DFL), libc::SIG_ERR);
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(windows)]
-pub fn set_sigpipe_handler() {}
-
 // Extract output directory and file from matches.
 fn make_output(matches: &getopts::Matches) -> (Option<PathBuf>, Option<PathBuf>) {
     let odir = matches.opt_str("out-dir").map(|o| PathBuf::from(&o));