diff --git a/src/syncterm/syncterm.c b/src/syncterm/syncterm.c
index f2c79ecf7ec391a6d57b6e385c4f819542e166e6..184e53c2a4869fbb796654d30e9ce1ce294b3097 100644
--- a/src/syncterm/syncterm.c
+++ b/src/syncterm/syncterm.c
@@ -1586,7 +1586,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if(WSAInitialized && WSACleanup()!=0) 
 		fprintf(stderr,"!WSACleanup ERROR %d",ERROR_VALUE);
 #endif
-		atexit(exit_crypt);
 	return(0);
 
 	USAGE: