diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
index b28dbbb8a0da9ab110842f7b03f48b594dac7986..e714a9b4ef191fb24f410bb52bba41d91a3ce61c 100644
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ def celery_create_account(json, session):
 
     print(time.strftime("%m-%d-%Y_%H:%M:%S") + '\tUser ' + username + ' added to queue')
     send_msg('creating account', room)
-    signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, timeout_handler)
-    signal.setitimer(signal.ITIMER_REAL, timeout)
     print(username)
     rc_util.add_account(username, email, fullname, reason)
     print('sent account info')