diff --git a/kernel/proc/proc.c b/kernel/proc/proc.c
index cca320e..3b13070 100644
--- a/kernel/proc/proc.c
+++ b/kernel/proc/proc.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static struct proc* proc_find_sched (struct cpu* cpu) {
 
     int state = proc->state;
 
-    if (!proc->dead && state == PROC_READY && !(proc->flags & PROC_KPROC)) {
+    if (state == PROC_READY && !(proc->flags & PROC_KPROC)) {
       spin_unlock (&proc->lock, fp);
       return proc;
     }
@@ -313,7 +313,6 @@ void proc_kill (struct proc* proc, struct reschedule_ctx* rctx) {
   if (cpu->proc_current == proc)
     cpu->proc_current = NULL;
 
-  proc->dead = true;
   rbtree_delete (&proc_tree, &proc->proc_tree_link);
 
   spin_unlock (&proc->lock, fp);
diff --git a/kernel/proc/proc.h b/kernel/proc/proc.h
index ec6b2bd..8d016a7 100644
--- a/kernel/proc/proc.h
+++ b/kernel/proc/proc.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ struct proc {
   spin_lock_t lock;
   struct cpu* cpu;
   int state;
-  bool dead;
   uintptr_t uvaddr_argument;
   void* mail_recv_buffer;
   size_t mail_recv_size;
diff --git a/kernel/syscall/syscall.c b/kernel/syscall/syscall.c
index b59f68f..3d99991 100644
--- a/kernel/syscall/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/syscall/syscall.c
@@ -762,8 +762,6 @@ DEFINE_SYSCALL (sys_get_exec_pid) {
 
 /* wait_for_pid (int pid) */
 DEFINE_SYSCALL (sys_wait_for_pid) {
-  uint64_t fp;
-
   int pid = (int)a1;
 
   struct proc* wait_proc = proc_find_pid (pid);
@@ -771,15 +769,6 @@ DEFINE_SYSCALL (sys_wait_for_pid) {
   if (wait_proc == NULL)
     return SYSRESULT (-ST_NOT_FOUND);
 
-  spin_lock (&wait_proc->lock, &fp);
-
-  if (wait_proc->dead) {
-    spin_unlock (&wait_proc->lock, fp);
-    return SYSRESULT (-ST_NOT_FOUND);
-  }
-
-  spin_unlock (&wait_proc->lock, fp);
-
   proc_wait_for (proc, rctx, wait_proc);
 
   return SYSRESULT (ST_OK);