--- include/log.h
+++ include/log.h
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
 			logmsg("deadlock detected "		    \
 				 "at line %d in %s, dumping core.", \
 				  __LINE__, __FILE__);		    \
-			dump_core();				    \
 		}						    \
 		logmsg("unexpected pthreads error: %d at %d "	    \
 			 "in %s", status, __LINE__, __FILE__);	    \