diff --git a/src/locking/lock_daemon.c b/src/locking/lock_daemon.c
index ae09ef8c66688e6833b1f50ba64c27466d98b7ab..a6be43c3cee27021e154ca833b8ee04930156426 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_daemon.c
+++ b/src/locking/lock_daemon.c
@@ -592,8 +592,6 @@ virLockDaemonSetupSignals(virNetServerPtr srv)
         return -1;
     if (virNetServerAddSignalHandler(srv, SIGUSR1, virLockDaemonExecRestartHandler, NULL) < 0)
         return -1;
-    if (virNetServerAddSignalHandler(srv, SIGHUP, virLockDaemonExecRestartHandler, NULL) < 0)
-        return -1;
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/locking/virtlockd.pod.in b/src/locking/virtlockd.pod.in
index 022d67ffac7794e328ae854297ab10aef067f923..99612aa537b0380be168f85e19fa353aa7601306 100644
--- a/src/locking/virtlockd.pod.in
+++ b/src/locking/virtlockd.pod.in
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ Display version information then exit.
 
 =head1 SIGNALS
 
-On receipt of B<SIGUSR1> or B<SIGHUP> virtlockd will re-exec() its
-binary, while maintaining all current locks and clients. This allows
-for live upgrades of the virtlockd service.
+On receipt of B<SIGUSR1> virtlockd will re-exec() its binary, while
+maintaining all current locks and clients. This allows for live
+upgrades of the virtlockd service.
 
 =head1 FILES