diff --git a/include/robot_costmap_2d/costmap_2d_robot.h b/include/robot_costmap_2d/costmap_2d_robot.h
index 7168336..164d4df 100755
--- a/include/robot_costmap_2d/costmap_2d_robot.h
+++ b/include/robot_costmap_2d/costmap_2d_robot.h
@@ -74,12 +74,6 @@ public:
 namespace robot_costmap_2d
 {
 
-  void signalHandler(int)
-  {
-    std::signal(SIGINT, SIG_DFL);
-    std::raise(SIGINT);
-  }
-
 /** @brief A ROS wrapper for a 2D Costmap. Handles subscribing to
  * topics that provide observations about obstacles in either the form
  * of PointCloud or LaserScan messages. */
diff --git a/src/costmap_2d_robot.cpp b/src/costmap_2d_robot.cpp
index 3eed4a1..46fdf81 100644
--- a/src/costmap_2d_robot.cpp
+++ b/src/costmap_2d_robot.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ Costmap2DROBOT::Costmap2DROBOT(const std::string& name, tf3::BufferCore& tf) :
     map_update_thread_(NULL),
     footprint_padding_(0.0)
 {
-  std::signal(SIGINT, signalHandler);
   robot::NodeHandle nh("~");
   robot::NodeHandle priv_nh(nh, name);
   name_ = name;