diff --git a/xio.h b/xio.h
index 653708a..2110896 100644
--- a/xio.h
+++ b/xio.h
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ typedef struct single {
       END_NONE,		/* no action */
       END_CLOSE,	/* close() */
       END_SHUTDOWN,	/* shutdown() */
-      END_UNLINK,	/* unlink() */
       END_KILL,		/* has subprocess */
       END_CLOSE_KILL,	/* first close fd, then kill subprocess */
       END_SHUTDOWN_KILL	/* first shutdown fd, then kill subprocess */
@@ -171,7 +170,6 @@ typedef struct single {
    bool ttyvalid;		/* the following struct is valid */
    struct termios savetty;	/* save orig tty settings for later restore */
 #endif /* WITH_TERMIOS */
-   const char *name;		/* only with END_UNLINK */
    int (*sigchild)(struct single *);	/* callback after sigchild */
    pid_t ppid;			/* parent pid, only if we send it signals */
    int escape;			/* escape character; -1 for no escape */
diff --git a/xioclose.c b/xioclose.c
index e08666b..3109f98 100644
--- a/xioclose.c
+++ b/xioclose.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* source: xioclose.c */
-/* Copyright Gerhard Rieger 2001-2008 */
+/* Copyright Gerhard Rieger 2001-2009 */
 /* Published under the GNU General Public License V.2, see file COPYING */
 
 /* this is the source of the extended close function */
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ int xioclose1(struct single *pipe) {
 	     Info3("shutdown(%d, %d): %s", pipe->fd, 2, strerror(errno)); }
          break;
 #endif /* _WITH_SOCKET */
-      case END_UNLINK: if (Unlink((const char *)pipe->name) < 0) {
-	    Warn2("unlink(\"%s\"): %s", pipe->name, strerror(errno)); }
-         break;
       case END_NONE: default: break;
       }
    }