diff --git a/python/helpers/pydev/pydevd.py b/python/helpers/pydev/pydevd.py
index 590687dcd0f9..53978f181594 100644
--- a/python/helpers/pydev/pydevd.py
+++ b/python/helpers/pydev/pydevd.py
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ class PyDBCheckAliveThread(PyDBDaemonThread):
                     except:
                         traceback.print_exc()
 
-                    self.stop()
                     self.killReceived = True
                     return
 
diff --git a/python/helpers/pydev/pydevd_comm.py b/python/helpers/pydev/pydevd_comm.py
index 75c857c59db7..ce719c329d48 100644
--- a/python/helpers/pydev/pydevd_comm.py
+++ b/python/helpers/pydev/pydevd_comm.py
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ except:
     from urllib.parse import quote #@Reimport @UnresolvedImport
 
 import pydevd_vars
-import pydev_log
 import pydevd_tracing
 import pydevd_vm_type
 import pydevd_file_utils
@@ -106,12 +105,6 @@ from pydevd_utils import quote_smart as quote
 from pydevd_tracing import GetExceptionTracebackStr
 import pydevconsole
 
-try:
-    _Thread_stop = threading.Thread._Thread__stop
-except AttributeError:
-    _Thread_stop = threading.Thread._stop  # _stop in Python 3
-
-
 
 CMD_RUN = 101
 CMD_LIST_THREADS = 102
@@ -258,9 +251,6 @@ class PyDBDaemonThread(threading.Thread):
         #that was not working very well because jython gave some socket errors
         self.killReceived = True
 
-    def stop(self):
-        _Thread_stop(self)
-
     def stopTrace(self):
         if self.dontTraceMe:
             pydevd_tracing.SetTrace(None) # no debugging on this thread
@@ -372,7 +362,6 @@ class WriterThread(PyDBDaemonThread):
                                 self.sock.close()
                             except:
                                 pass
-                            self.stop() #mark thread as stopped to unblock joined threads for sure (they can hang otherwise)
 
                             return #break if queue is empty and killReceived
                         else: