diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 3e2f262a..856dc494 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ from modules.utils import gradio
 
 def signal_handler(sig, frame):
     logger.info("Received Ctrl+C. Shutting down Text generation web UI gracefully.")
-    if 'interface' in shared.gradio:
-        shared.gradio['interface'].close()
-
     sys.exit(0)