diff --git a/src/timeshift.c b/src/timeshift.c
index 11657513..2114442e 100644
--- a/src/timeshift.c
+++ b/src/timeshift.c
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ timeshift_destroy(streaming_target_t *pad)
   /* Wait for all threads */
   pthread_join(ts->rd_thread, NULL);
   pthread_join(ts->wr_thread, NULL);
-  pthread_join(ts->rm_thread, NULL);
 
   /* Shut stuff down */
   streaming_queue_deinit(&ts->wr_queue);
diff --git a/src/timeshift/private.h b/src/timeshift/private.h
index 455fd93b..22022ac1 100644
--- a/src/timeshift/private.h
+++ b/src/timeshift/private.h
@@ -88,9 +88,6 @@ typedef struct timeshift {
   pthread_t                   rd_thread;  ///< Reader thread
   th_pipe_t                   rd_pipe;    ///< Message passing to reader
 
-  pthread_t                   rm_thread;  ///< Reaper thread
-  timeshift_file_list_t       rm_list;    ///< Remove files
-
   pthread_mutex_t             rdwr_mutex; ///< Buffer protection
   timeshift_file_list_t       files;      ///< List of files