diff --git a/tools/stress/src/org/apache/cassandra/stress/Stress.java b/tools/stress/src/org/apache/cassandra/stress/Stress.java
index 87f7ebc1a3..8050cc98c4 100644
--- a/tools/stress/src/org/apache/cassandra/stress/Stress.java
+++ b/tools/stress/src/org/apache/cassandra/stress/Stress.java
@@ -231,7 +231,5 @@ private static void registerSignalHandler() {
         Signal.handle(new Signal("ABRT"), handler);
         Signal.handle(new Signal("TERM"), handler);
         Signal.handle(new Signal("INT"), handler);
-        Signal.handle(new Signal("TERM"), handler);
-        Signal.handle(new Signal("INT"), handler);
     }
 }