diff --git a/3rdparty/singleapplication/singleapplication.cpp b/3rdparty/singleapplication/singleapplication.cpp
index 042ef6602..c5e30c8e9 100644
--- a/3rdparty/singleapplication/singleapplication.cpp
+++ b/3rdparty/singleapplication/singleapplication.cpp
@@ -165,8 +165,6 @@ SingleApplication::SingleApplication(int &argc, char *argv[], const bool allowSe
 
   delete d;
 
-  ::exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
-
 }
 
 SingleApplication::~SingleApplication() {
diff --git a/3rdparty/singleapplication/singlecoreapplication.cpp b/3rdparty/singleapplication/singlecoreapplication.cpp
index 3dcb5d928..652c958a6 100644
--- a/3rdparty/singleapplication/singlecoreapplication.cpp
+++ b/3rdparty/singleapplication/singlecoreapplication.cpp
@@ -165,8 +165,6 @@ SingleCoreApplication::SingleCoreApplication(int &argc, char *argv[], const bool
 
   delete d;
 
-  ::exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
-
 }
 
 SingleCoreApplication::~SingleCoreApplication() {