diff --git a/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb b/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb
index e915d8587..e6eecdfd7 100644
--- a/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb
+++ b/logstash-core/lib/logstash/agent.rb
@@ -190,13 +190,6 @@ class LogStash::Agent
     converge_result
   end
 
-  def force_shutdown!
-    stop_collecting_metrics
-    stop_webserver
-    transition_to_stopped
-    force_shutdown_pipelines!
-  end
-
   def id
     return @id if @id
 
@@ -427,13 +420,6 @@ class LogStash::Agent
     @collect_metric
   end
 
-  def force_shutdown_pipelines!
-    @pipelines.each do |_, pipeline|
-      # TODO(ph): should it be his own action?
-      pipeline.force_shutdown!
-    end
-  end
-
   def shutdown_pipelines
     logger.debug("Shutting down all pipelines", :pipelines_count => pipelines_count)
 
diff --git a/logstash-core/lib/logstash/runner.rb b/logstash-core/lib/logstash/runner.rb
index 835723cdd..220fc808b 100644
--- a/logstash-core/lib/logstash/runner.rb
+++ b/logstash-core/lib/logstash/runner.rb
@@ -468,8 +468,7 @@ class LogStash::Runner < Clamp::StrictCommand
     Stud::trap("INT") do
       if @interrupted_once
         logger.fatal(I18n.t("logstash.agent.forced_sigint"))
-        @agent.force_shutdown!
-        exit
+        exit(1)
       else
         logger.warn(I18n.t("logstash.agent.sigint"))
         Thread.new(logger) {|lg| sleep 5; lg.warn(I18n.t("logstash.agent.slow_shutdown")) }