diff --git a/other/antimicrox.1 b/other/antimicrox.1
index c8f1c7bf5..057031f9d 100644
--- a/other/antimicrox.1
+++ b/other/antimicrox.1
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ start joysticks on a specific set. Value can be a controller index, name, or GUI
 \fB\-\-next\fR
 Advance profile loading set options.
 .TP
-\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-daemon\fR
-launch program as a daemon.
-.TP
 \fB\-\-log\-level\fR \fI{debug,info,warn}\fR
 Enable logging. Default: warn
 .TP
diff --git a/src/commandlineutility.cpp b/src/commandlineutility.cpp
index b95bc1011..9b749a617 100644
--- a/src/commandlineutility.cpp
+++ b/src/commandlineutility.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ CommandLineUtility::CommandLineUtility(QObject *parent)
     showRequest = false;
     unloadProfile = false;
     startSetNumber = 0;
-    daemonMode = false;
     displayString = "";
     listControllers = false;
     mappingController = false;
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ void CommandLineUtility::parseArguments(const QApplication &parsed_app)
          QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Start joysticks on a specific set. Value can be a "
                                              "controller index, name, or GUID"),
          QCoreApplication::translate("main", "number value")},
-        {{"daemon", "d"}, QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Launch program as a daemon. Use only on Linux.")},
         {"log-level",
          QCoreApplication::translate("main", "Enable logging. Levels (from the least strict): warn,info,verbose,debug"),
          QCoreApplication::translate("main", "log-type")},
@@ -184,10 +182,6 @@ void CommandLineUtility::parseArguments(const QApplication &parsed_app)
             parseArgsMap(parser);
         }
 
-        if (parser.isSet("daemon"))
-        {
-            daemonMode = true;
-        }
 #ifdef WITH_X11
         if (parser.isSet("display"))
         {
@@ -462,8 +456,6 @@ bool CommandLineUtility::shouldMapController() { return mappingController; }
 
 QString CommandLineUtility::getEventGenerator() { return eventGenerator; }
 
-bool CommandLineUtility::launchAsDaemon() { return daemonMode; }
-
 QString CommandLineUtility::getDisplayString() { return displayString; }
 
 Logger::LogLevel CommandLineUtility::getCurrentLogLevel() { return currentLogLevel; }
diff --git a/src/commandlineutility.h b/src/commandlineutility.h
index fc4deb865..fd0440f3f 100644
--- a/src/commandlineutility.h
+++ b/src/commandlineutility.h
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ class CommandLineUtility : public QObject
     QList<int> *getJoyStartSetNumberList();
     QList<ControllerOptionsInfo> const &getControllerOptionsList();
 
-    bool launchAsDaemon();
     QString getDisplayString();
 
     Logger::LogLevel getCurrentLogLevel();
@@ -129,7 +128,6 @@ class CommandLineUtility : public QObject
     bool hiddenRequest;
     bool showRequest;
     bool unloadProfile;
-    bool daemonMode;
     bool listControllers;
     bool mappingController;
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index f35b0f705..59b919040 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@
 
     #include <execinfo.h>
 
-    #include <sys/stat.h>
-    #include <sys/types.h>
-
     #ifdef WITH_X11
         #include "x11extras.h"
     #endif
@@ -385,152 +382,36 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     LocalAntiMicroServer *localServer = nullptr;
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_UNIX
-    if (cmdutility.launchAsDaemon())
-    {
-        pid_t pid, sid;
-        pid = fork(); // Fork the Parent Process
-
-        if (pid == 0)
-        {
-            PRINT_STDOUT() << QObject::tr("Daemon launched");
-
-            localServer = new LocalAntiMicroServer();
-            localServer->startLocalServer();
-        } else if (pid < 0)
-        {
-            qCritical() << QObject::tr("Failed to launch daemon");
-
-            deleteInputDevices(joysticks);
-            delete joysticks;
-            joysticks = nullptr;
-
-            return 1;
-        } else if (pid > 0) // We got a good pid, Close the Parent Process
-        {
-            PRINT_STDOUT() << QObject::tr("Launching daemon") << " PID: " << pid << "\n";
-
-            deleteInputDevices(joysticks);
-            delete joysticks;
-            joysticks = nullptr;
-
-            return 0;
-        }
+    localServer = new LocalAntiMicroServer();
+    localServer->startLocalServer();
 
     #ifdef WITH_X11
 
-        if (QApplication::platformName() == QStringLiteral("xcb"))
-        {
-            if (cmdutility.getDisplayString().isEmpty())
-            {
-                X11Extras::getInstance()->syncDisplay();
-            } else
-            {
-                X11Extras::setCustomDisplay(cmdutility.getDisplayString());
-                X11Extras::getInstance()->syncDisplay();
-
-                if (X11Extras::getInstance()->display() == nullptr)
-                {
-                    qCritical() << QObject::tr("Display string \"%1\" is not valid.").arg(cmdutility.getDisplayString());
-
-                    deleteInputDevices(joysticks);
-                    delete joysticks;
-                    joysticks = nullptr;
-
-                    delete localServer;
-                    localServer = nullptr;
-
-                    X11Extras::getInstance()->closeDisplay();
-
-                    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-    #endif
-
-        umask(0);       // Change File Mask
-        sid = setsid(); // Create a new Signature Id for our child
-
-        if (sid < 0)
+    if (QApplication::platformName() == QStringLiteral("xcb"))
+    {
+        if (!cmdutility.getDisplayString().isEmpty())
         {
-            qCritical() << QObject::tr("Failed to set a signature id for the daemon");
-
-            deleteInputDevices(joysticks);
-            delete joysticks;
-            joysticks = nullptr;
-
-            delete localServer;
-            localServer = nullptr;
+            X11Extras::getInstance()->syncDisplay(cmdutility.getDisplayString());
 
-    #ifdef WITH_X11
-            if (QApplication::platformName() == QStringLiteral("xcb"))
+            if (X11Extras::getInstance()->display() == nullptr)
             {
-                X11Extras::getInstance()->closeDisplay();
-            }
-    #endif
-
-            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
-
-        if ((chdir("/")) < 0)
-        {
-            qCritical() << QObject::tr("Failed to change working directory to /");
+                qCritical() << QObject::tr("Display string \"%1\" is not valid.").arg(cmdutility.getDisplayString());
 
-            deleteInputDevices(joysticks);
-            delete joysticks;
-            joysticks = nullptr;
+                deleteInputDevices(joysticks);
+                delete joysticks;
+                joysticks = nullptr;
 
-            delete localServer;
-            localServer = nullptr;
+                delete localServer;
+                localServer = nullptr;
 
-    #ifdef WITH_X11
-
-            if (QApplication::platformName() == QStringLiteral("xcb"))
-            {
                 X11Extras::getInstance()->closeDisplay();
-            }
-    #endif
-
-            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
-
-        // Close Standard File Descriptors
-        close(STDIN_FILENO);
-        close(STDOUT_FILENO);
-        close(STDERR_FILENO);
-    } else
-    {
-        localServer = new LocalAntiMicroServer();
-        localServer->startLocalServer();
-
-    #ifdef WITH_X11
-
-        if (QApplication::platformName() == QStringLiteral("xcb"))
-        {
-            if (!cmdutility.getDisplayString().isEmpty())
-            {
-                X11Extras::getInstance()->syncDisplay(cmdutility.getDisplayString());
 
-                if (X11Extras::getInstance()->display() == nullptr)
-                {
-                    qCritical() << QObject::tr("Display string \"%1\" is not valid.").arg(cmdutility.getDisplayString());
-
-                    deleteInputDevices(joysticks);
-                    delete joysticks;
-                    joysticks = nullptr;
-
-                    delete localServer;
-                    localServer = nullptr;
-
-                    X11Extras::getInstance()->closeDisplay();
-
-                    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-                }
+                exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
             }
         }
-
-    #endif
     }
+    #endif
+
 #elif defined(Q_OS_WIN)
     localServer = new LocalAntiMicroServer();
     localServer->startLocalServer();