diff --git a/sway/log.c b/sway/log.c
index efe00439..fed1239c 100644
--- a/sway/log.c
+++ b/sway/log.c
@@ -22,15 +22,6 @@ static const char *verbosity_colors[] = {
 
 void init_log(log_importance_t verbosity) {
 	v = verbosity;
-	/* set FD_CLOEXEC flag to prevent programs called with exec to write into logs */
-	int i;
-	int fd[] = { STDOUT_FILENO, STDIN_FILENO, STDERR_FILENO };
-	for (i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
-		int flag = fcntl(fd[i], F_GETFD);
-		if (flag != -1) {
-			fcntl(fd[i], F_SETFD, flag | FD_CLOEXEC);
-		}
-	}
 	signal(SIGSEGV, error_handler);
 	signal(SIGABRT, error_handler);
 }