diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor/MediaMonitor.py b/python_apps/media-monitor/MediaMonitor.py
index 086366b52..172af7f6a 100644
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor/MediaMonitor.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor/MediaMonitor.py
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ def handleSigTERM(signum, frame):
         p.terminate()
         logger.info("Killed process. %d", p.pid)
 
-    notifier_daemon_pid = open('/var/run/airtime-notifier.pid', 'r').read()
-    os.kill(int(notifier_daemon_pid), 9)
-    logger.info("Killed process. %d", int(notifier_daemon_pid))
-
     sys.exit(0)
 
 
@@ -65,8 +61,8 @@ try:
     logger.info("Added watch to %s", storage_directory)
     logger.info("wdd result %s", wdd[storage_directory])
 
-    notifier.loop(daemonize=True, callback=pe.notifier_loop_callback, pid_file='/var/run/airtime-notifier.pid', stdout='/var/log/airtime/media-monitor/media-monitor.log')
-    
+    notifier.loop(callback=pe.notifier_loop_callback)
+
     for p in processes:
         p.join()
 
diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor/install/media-monitor-uninstall.py b/python_apps/media-monitor/install/media-monitor-uninstall.py
index 97d3bf084..1c102f582 100755
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor/install/media-monitor-uninstall.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor/install/media-monitor-uninstall.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ try:
 
     os.system("/etc/init.d/airtime-media-monitor stop")
     os.system("rm -f /etc/init.d/airtime-media-monitor")
-    os.system("rm -f /var/run/airtime-notifier.pid")
     os.system("update-rc.d -f airtime-media-monitor remove >/dev/null 2>&1")
 
     print "Removing log directories"