diff --git a/daemons/lvmdbusd/background.py b/daemons/lvmdbusd/background.py
index fc92b0cde..f4cb5398b 100644
--- a/daemons/lvmdbusd/background.py
+++ b/daemons/lvmdbusd/background.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-import threading
 import subprocess
 from . import cfg
 from .cmdhandler import options_to_cli_args
@@ -15,9 +14,6 @@ import dbus
 from .utils import pv_range_append, pv_dest_ranges, log_error, log_debug
 import os
 
-_rlock = threading.RLock()
-_thread_list = list()
-
 
 def pv_move_lv_cmd(move_options, lv_full_name,
 					pv_source, pv_source_range, pv_dest_range_list):
@@ -130,17 +126,3 @@ def merge(interface_name, lv_uuid, lv_name, merge_options, job_state):
 		raise dbus.exceptions.DBusException(
 			interface_name,
 			'LV with uuid %s and name %s not present!' % (lv_uuid, lv_name))
-
-
-def background_reaper():
-	with _rlock:
-		num_threads = len(_thread_list) - 1
-		if num_threads >= 0:
-			for i in range(num_threads, -1, -1):
-				_thread_list[i].join(0)
-				if not _thread_list[i].is_alive():
-					log_debug("Reaping thread: %s" % _thread_list[i].name)
-					_thread_list.pop(i)
-	return True
-
-
diff --git a/daemons/lvmdbusd/main.py b/daemons/lvmdbusd/main.py
index 5fe1018ae..7d10bc3b2 100644
--- a/daemons/lvmdbusd/main.py
+++ b/daemons/lvmdbusd/main.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from . import lvmdb
 from gi.repository import GLib
 from .fetch import load
 from .manager import Manager
-from .background import background_reaper
 import traceback
 import queue
 from . import udevwatch
@@ -64,6 +63,7 @@ def _discard_pending_refreshes():
 
 def process_request():
 	while cfg.run.value != 0:
+		# noinspection PyBroadException
 		try:
 			req = cfg.worker_q.get(True, 5)
 
@@ -156,10 +156,8 @@ def main():
 
 	cfg.db = lvmdb.DataStore(cfg.args.use_json)
 
-	# Periodically call function to reap threads that are created
-	GLib.timeout_add(5000, background_reaper)
-
-	# Using a thread to process requests.
+	# Using a thread to process requests, we cannot hang the dbus library
+	# thread that is handling the dbus interface
 	thread_list.append(threading.Thread(target=process_request))
 
 	cfg.load(refresh=False, emit_signal=False, need_main_thread=False)