diff --git a/src/core/execute.c b/src/core/execute.c
index 00287308891..d70ba2be177 100644
--- a/src/core/execute.c
+++ b/src/core/execute.c
@@ -991,14 +991,8 @@ fail:
         }
 
         strv_free(e);
-
         closelog();
 
-        if (pam_pid > 1) {
-                kill(pam_pid, SIGTERM);
-                kill(pam_pid, SIGCONT);
-        }
-
         return err;
 }
 #endif