diff --git a/scp.c b/scp.c
index a83561a6..146334b6 100644
--- a/scp.c
+++ b/scp.c
@@ -4653,7 +4653,6 @@ return sim_cancel (&sim_step_unit);
 void int_handler (int sig)
 {
 stop_cpu = 1;
-sim_interval = 0;           /* should speed up stop detection */
 return;
 }