diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9fa3834..e69de29 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-python-daemon==3.0.1
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 1690dff..3980a33 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import http.client
-import daemon
 from time import sleep
 from datetime import datetime
 
@@ -50,7 +49,3 @@ def monitor():
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     print("executing as normal script")
     monitor()
-
-with daemon.DaemonContext():
-    print("entering daemon mode")
-    monitor()