diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index b7fd6e8b..4176459b 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -12,13 +12,6 @@ def startupError(msg):
 
 # Third party modules
 import gevent
-if gevent.version_info.major <= 1:  # Workaround for random crash when libuv used with threads
-    try:
-        if "libev" not in str(gevent.config.loop):
-            gevent.config.loop = "libev-cext"
-    except Exception as err:
-        startupError("Unable to switch gevent loop to libev: %s" % err)
-
 import gevent.monkey
 gevent.monkey.patch_all(thread=False, subprocess=False)