diff --git a/src/exec.cpp b/src/exec.cpp
index 761705b80..258133261 100644
--- a/src/exec.cpp
+++ b/src/exec.cpp
@@ -1205,11 +1205,6 @@ void exec_job(parser_t &parser, job_t *j) {
             exec_close(pipe_current_write);
             pipe_current_write = -1;
         }
-
-        //unblock the last process because there's no need for it to stay SIGSTOP'd for anything
-        if (p->is_last_in_job) {
-            unblock_previous();
-        }
     }
 
     // Clean up any file descriptors we left open.