3 files changed, 2 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/kqueue.2 b/lib/libc/sys/kqueue.2
index 7501ff2b17a6..9d3f6bf04aff 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys/kqueue.2
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/kqueue.2
@@ -290,10 +290,6 @@ The events to monitor are:
 .Bl -tag -width XXNOTE_TRACKERR
 .It NOTE_EXIT
 The process has exited.
-The
-.Xr wait 2 -style
-exit status is returned in
-.Va data .
 .It NOTE_FORK
 The process has called
 .Fn fork .
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_event.c b/sys/kern/kern_event.c
index 46c8f2641e76..c22b24878cc6 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_event.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_event.c
@@ -264,11 +264,6 @@ filt_proc(struct knote *kn, long hint)
 	if (event == NOTE_EXIT) {
 		kn->kn_status |= KN_DETACHED;
 		kn->kn_flags |= (EV_EOF | EV_ONESHOT); 
-		/*
-		 * Return the 16 bits of the wait(2) value.
-		 */
-		if (kn->kn_sfflags & NOTE_EXIT)
-			kn->kn_data = (intptr_t)hint & 0xffff; 
 		return (1);
 	}
 
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_exit.c b/sys/kern/kern_exit.c
index 0b160608726f..9115f9775a36 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_exit.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_exit.c
@@ -307,10 +307,9 @@ exit1(p, rv)
 	switchticks = ticks;
 
 	/*
-	 * Notify interested parties of our demise.  Pass the lower (only)
-	 * 16 bits of our exit code along with it.
+	 * notify interested parties of our demise.
 	 */
-	KNOTE(&p->p_klist, NOTE_EXIT | (rv & 0xffff));
+	KNOTE(&p->p_klist, NOTE_EXIT);
 
 	/*
 	 * Notify parent that we're gone.  If parent has the PS_NOCLDWAIT