diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_exit.c b/sys/kern/kern_exit.c
index 0d974c192b93..f83f0433f9cd 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_exit.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_exit.c
@@ -983,7 +983,6 @@ proc_reap(struct thread *td, struct proc *p, int *status, int options)
 	proc_id_clear(PROC_ID_PID, p->p_pid);
 
 	PROC_LOCK(p);
-	knlist_delete(p->p_klist, td, 1);
 	knlist_detach(p->p_klist);
 	p->p_klist = NULL;
 	PROC_UNLOCK(p);