diff --git a/src/cmd/faces/main.c b/src/cmd/faces/main.c
index 2563a24..18eb70b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/faces/main.c
+++ b/src/cmd/faces/main.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 	NPROC
 };
 
-int pids[NPROC];
 char *procnames[] = {
 	"main",
 	"time",
@@ -706,14 +705,12 @@
 	setdate();
 	eresized(0);
 
-	pids[Mainp] = getpid();
-	pids[Timep] = proccreate(timeproc, nil, STACK);
-	pids[Mousep] = proccreate(mouseproc, nil, STACK);
-	pids[Resizep] = proccreate(resizeproc, nil, STACK);
+	proccreate(timeproc, nil, STACK);
+	proccreate(mouseproc, nil, STACK);
+	proccreate(resizeproc, nil, STACK);
 	if(initload)
 		for(i = 0; i < nmaildirs; i++)
 			loadmboxfaces(maildirs[i]);
 	faceproc();
-	fprint(2, "faces: %s process exits\n", procnames[Mainp]);
 	killall(nil);
 }