diff --git a/couchpotato/core/_base/_core/getppid.py b/couchpotato/core/_base/_core/getppid.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6854e29..0000000
--- a/couchpotato/core/_base/_core/getppid.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-from ctypes import *
-from ctypes.wintypes import *
-import win32process
-
-
-class PROCESSENTRY32(Structure):
-    _fields_ = (
-        ('dwSize', DWORD,),
-        ('cntUsage', DWORD,),
-        ('th32ProcessID', DWORD,),
-        ('th32DefaultHeapID', POINTER(ULONG),),
-        ('th32ModuleID', DWORD,),
-        ('cntThreads', DWORD,),
-        ('th32ParentProcessID', DWORD,),
-        ('pcPriClassBase', LONG,),
-        ('dwFlags', DWORD,),
-        ('szExeFile', c_char * MAX_PATH,),
-        )
-
-
-def getppid(pid):
-    """the Windows version of os.getppid"""
-    pe = PROCESSENTRY32()
-    pe.dwSize = sizeof(PROCESSENTRY32)
-
-    snapshot = windll.kernel32.CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(2, 0)
-    try:
-        if not windll.kernel32.Process32First(snapshot, byref(pe)):
-            raise WindowsError
-        while pe.th32ProcessID != pid:
-            if not windll.kernel32.Process32Next(snapshot, byref(pe)):
-                raise WindowsError
-        result = pe.th32ParentProcessID
-    finally:
-        windll.kernel32.CloseHandle(snapshot)
-
-    if result not in win32process.EnumProcesses():
-        result = 1
-
-    return result
-
-
-import os
-if not hasattr(os, 'getppid'):
-    os.getppid = getppid
diff --git a/couchpotato/core/_base/_core/main.py b/couchpotato/core/_base/_core/main.py
index f1846cd..d334553 100644
--- a/couchpotato/core/_base/_core/main.py
+++ b/couchpotato/core/_base/_core/main.py
@@ -12,12 +12,9 @@ import time
 import traceback
 import webbrowser
 
-if os.name == 'nt':
-    import getppid
-
-
 log = CPLog(__name__)
 
+
 class Core(Plugin):
 
     ignore_restart = ['Core.crappyRestart', 'Core.crappyShutdown']