diff --git a/metalog/trunk/metalog b/metalog/trunk/metalog
index d30f472..382d0cd 100644
--- a/metalog/trunk/metalog
+++ b/metalog/trunk/metalog
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ case "$1" in
     if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
       stat_fail
     else
-      echo $PID > /var/run/metalog.pid
       add_daemon metalog
       stat_done
     fi