diff --git a/lib/task.cc b/lib/task.cc
index 9604ff2..238a841 100644
--- a/lib/task.cc
+++ b/lib/task.cc
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ namespace crucible {
 	pthread_getname()
 	{
 		char buf[thread_name_length + 1] = { 0 };
-		// We'll get an empty name if this fails...
-		pthread_getname_np(pthread_self(), buf, sizeof(buf));
 		// ...or at least null-terminated garbage
 		buf[thread_name_length] = '\0';
 		return buf;