diff --git a/uvloop/includes/uv.pxd b/uvloop/includes/uv.pxd
index 251509e..95b801d 100644
--- a/uvloop/includes/uv.pxd
+++ b/uvloop/includes/uv.pxd
@@ -472,5 +472,3 @@ cdef extern from "uv.h" nogil:
                  const uv_process_options_t* options)
 
     int uv_process_kill(uv_process_t* handle, int signum)
-
-    void uv_disable_stdio_inheritance()
diff --git a/uvloop/loop.pyx b/uvloop/loop.pyx
index 49220a4..427e23f 100644
--- a/uvloop/loop.pyx
+++ b/uvloop/loop.pyx
@@ -168,8 +168,6 @@ cdef class Loop:
                 self, "loop._exec_queued_writes",
                 <method_t>self._exec_queued_writes, self))
 
-        uv.uv_disable_stdio_inheritance()
-
         self._coroutine_wrapper_set = False
 
     def __init__(self):