diff --git a/reaper.cpp b/reaper.cpp
index 90da73e..d5e98bf 100644
--- a/reaper.cpp
+++ b/reaper.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ int Reaper::kill(const struct target_proc& target, bool synchronous) {
         return result;
     }
 
-    return is_reaping_supported() ? process_mrelease(target.pidfd, 0) : 0;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 Reaper::target_proc Reaper::dequeue_request() {