diff --git a/Lib/test/test_socket.py b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
index c27e69f4ef7..1e157b9ca8b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_socket.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ def missing_ok(str):
 		print 'received:', data
 	    conn.send(data)
 	conn.close()
-	os._exit(0)
     else:
 	try:
 	    # child is client