diff --git a/src/core/xtests/symbol_export/symbol_export.c b/src/core/xtests/symbol_export/symbol_export.c
index f9f4fe59ab..ef86d00222 100644
--- a/src/core/xtests/symbol_export/symbol_export.c
+++ b/src/core/xtests/symbol_export/symbol_export.c
@@ -848,7 +848,6 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
   ddsrt_getpid ();
   ddsrt_getprocessname ();
   ddsrt_abort ();
-  ddsrt_exit(0);
 
   // ddsrt/time.h
   ddsrt_mtime_t mt = { .v = 0};
diff --git a/src/ddsrt/include/dds/ddsrt/process.h b/src/ddsrt/include/dds/ddsrt/process.h
index a4b6928e4e..cb38483187 100644
--- a/src/ddsrt/include/dds/ddsrt/process.h
+++ b/src/ddsrt/include/dds/ddsrt/process.h
@@ -79,15 +79,6 @@ ddsrt_getprocessname(void);
 DDS_EXPORT void
 ddsrt_abort (void) ddsrt_attribute_noreturn;
 
-/**
- * @brief Performs a normal process termination.
- *
- * @param status
- * @returns The least significant byte of `status` is returned to the parent.
- */
-DDS_EXPORT void
-ddsrt_exit(int status) ddsrt_attribute_noreturn;
-
 #if defined (__cplusplus)
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/ddsrt/src/process/posix/process.c b/src/ddsrt/src/process/posix/process.c
index 9455c21a8e..b80b676ec3 100644
--- a/src/ddsrt/src/process/posix/process.c
+++ b/src/ddsrt/src/process/posix/process.c
@@ -90,8 +90,3 @@ ddsrt_abort(void)
   abort();
 }
 
-void
-ddsrt_exit(int status)
-{
-  exit(status);
-}
diff --git a/src/tools/ddsperf/ddsperf.c b/src/tools/ddsperf/ddsperf.c
index 07516a8e75..8df98517c4 100644
--- a/src/tools/ddsperf/ddsperf.c
+++ b/src/tools/ddsperf/ddsperf.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static void verrorx (int exitcode, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 {
   vprintf (fmt, ap);
   fflush (stdout);
-  ddsrt_exit (exitcode);
+  exit (exitcode);
 }
 
 static void error2 (const char *fmt, ...)
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ static uint32_t pubthread (void *varg)
       {
         printf ("dds_register_instance failed: %d\n", result);
         fflush (stdout);
-        ddsrt_exit (2);
+        exit (2);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ static uint32_t pubthread (void *varg)
     {
       printf ("request loan error: %d\n", result);
       fflush (stdout);
-      ddsrt_exit (2);
+      exit (2);
     }
     else
     {
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ static uint32_t pubthread (void *varg)
       printf ("write error: %d\n", result);
       fflush (stdout);
       if (result != DDS_RETCODE_TIMEOUT)
-        ddsrt_exit (2);
+        exit (2);
       /* retry with original timestamp, it really is just a way of reporting
          blocking for an exceedingly long time, but do force a fresh time stamp
          for the next sample */
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ static int check_eseq (struct eseq_admin *ea, uint32_t seq, uint32_t keyval, uin
   if (keyval >= ea->nkeys)
   {
     printf ("received key %"PRIu32" >= nkeys %u\n", keyval, ea->nkeys);
-    ddsrt_exit (3);
+    exit (3);
   }
   ddsrt_mutex_lock (&ea->lock);
   for (uint32_t i = 0; i < ea->nph; i++)
@@ -1970,7 +1970,7 @@ EXAMPLES:\n\
     running for 10s\n\
 ", argv0, argv0, argv0);
   fflush (stdout);
-  ddsrt_exit (3);
+  exit (3);
 }
 
 struct string_int_map_elem {