diff --git a/channels/chan_zap.c b/channels/chan_zap.c
index 1563f6aa5f46de1459ba473e5b362a6f86f7cdb1..acafe2d6b0e5235fc9940a5dcfd39769d6f793af 100644
--- a/channels/chan_zap.c
+++ b/channels/chan_zap.c
@@ -7308,14 +7308,8 @@ static int restart_monitor(void)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	if (monitor_thread != AST_PTHREADT_NULL) {
-		/* Just signal it to be sure it wakes up */
-#if 0
-		pthread_cancel(monitor_thread);
-#endif
+		/* Wake up the thread */
 		pthread_kill(monitor_thread, SIGURG);
-#if 0
-		pthread_join(monitor_thread, NULL);
-#endif
 	} else {
 		/* Start a new monitor */
 		if (ast_pthread_create_background(&monitor_thread, &attr, do_monitor, NULL) < 0) {