diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1733c0ad7..f6f3e7d4c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "iron 0.5.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "kuchiki 0.8.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "lazy_static 1.4.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
- "libc 0.2.70 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "log 0.4.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "mime_guess 2.0.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "notify 4.0.15 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f99451767..7d7270ca4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ chrono = { version = "0.4.11", features = ["serde"] }
 time = "0.1" # TODO: Remove once `iron` is removed
 
 [target.'cfg(not(windows))'.dependencies]
-libc = "0.2"
-
 # Process information
 procfs = "0.7"
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9d06c516b..7ca09c21a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ docker-compose run web database blacklist remove <CRATE_NAME>
 # Run a persistent daemon which queues builds and starts a web server.
 # Warning: This will try to queue hundreds of packages on crates.io, only start it
 # if you have enough resources!
-docker-compose run -p 3000:3000 web daemon --foreground
+docker-compose run -p 3000:3000 web daemon
 ```
 
 ### Changing the build environment
diff --git a/src/bin/cratesfyi.rs b/src/bin/cratesfyi.rs
index f91bb4d20..cc374611f 100644
--- a/src/bin/cratesfyi.rs
+++ b/src/bin/cratesfyi.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ enum CommandLine {
 
     /// Starts cratesfyi daemon
     Daemon {
-        /// Run the server in the foreground instead of detaching a child
+        /// Deprecated. Run the server in the foreground instead of detaching a child
         #[structopt(name = "FOREGROUND", short = "f", long = "foreground")]
         foreground: bool,
     },
@@ -93,7 +93,11 @@ impl CommandLine {
                 Server::start(Some(&socket_addr), reload_templates, config)?;
             }
             Self::Daemon { foreground } => {
-                cratesfyi::utils::start_daemon(!foreground, config)?;
+                if foreground {
+                    log::warn!("--foreground was passed, but there is no need for it anymore");
+                }
+
+                cratesfyi::utils::start_daemon(config)?;
             }
             Self::Database { subcommand } => subcommand.handle_args(),
             Self::Queue { subcommand } => subcommand.handle_args(),
diff --git a/src/utils/daemon.rs b/src/utils/daemon.rs
index 5aec1747d..82c56b353 100644
--- a/src/utils/daemon.rs
+++ b/src/utils/daemon.rs
@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use std::{env, thread};
 
-#[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
-use ::{libc::fork, std::fs::File, std::io::Write, std::process::exit};
-
-pub fn start_daemon(background: bool, config: Arc<Config>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+pub fn start_daemon(config: Arc<Config>) -> Result<(), Error> {
     const CRATE_VARIABLES: [&str; 3] = [
         "CRATESFYI_PREFIX",
         "CRATESFYI_GITHUB_USERNAME",
@@ -38,31 +35,6 @@ pub fn start_daemon(background: bool, config: Arc<Config>) -> Result<(), Error>
     // check paths once
     dbopts.check_paths().unwrap();
 
-    if background {
-        #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-        {
-            panic!("running in background not supported on windows");
-        }
-
-        #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
-        {
-            // fork the process
-            let pid = unsafe { fork() };
-            if pid > 0 {
-                let mut file = File::create(dbopts.prefix.join("cratesfyi.pid"))
-                    .expect("Failed to create pid file");
-                writeln!(&mut file, "{}", pid).expect("Failed to write pid");
-
-                info!(
-                    "cratesfyi {} daemon started on: {}",
-                    crate::BUILD_VERSION,
-                    pid
-                );
-                exit(0);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     // check new crates every minute
     thread::Builder::new()
         .name("registry index reader".to_string())