2 files changed, 22 insertions, 40 deletions
diff --git a/src/threading/thread.cpp b/src/threading/thread.cpp
index e19e6ae60..5cfc60995 100644
--- a/src/threading/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/threading/thread.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,28 @@ Thread::Thread(const std::string &name) :
 
 Thread::~Thread()
 {
-	kill();
+	// kill the thread if running
+	if (!m_running) {
+		wait();
+	} else {
+
+		m_running = false;
+
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+		// See https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh920601.aspx#thread__native_handle_method
+		TerminateThread((HANDLE) m_thread_obj->native_handle(), 0);
+		CloseHandle((HANDLE) m_thread_obj->native_handle());
+#else
+		// We need to pthread_kill instead on Android since NDKv5's pthread
+		// implementation is incomplete.
+# ifdef __ANDROID__
+		pthread_kill(getThreadHandle(), SIGKILL);
+# else
+		pthread_cancel(getThreadHandle());
+# endif
+		wait();
+#endif
+	}
 
 	// Make sure start finished mutex is unlocked before it's destroyed
 	if (m_start_finished_mutex.try_lock())
@@ -138,37 +159,6 @@ bool Thread::wait()
 }
 
 
-bool Thread::kill()
-{
-	if (!m_running) {
-		wait();
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	m_running = false;
-
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-	// See https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh920601.aspx#thread__native_handle_method
-	TerminateThread((HANDLE) m_thread_obj->native_handle(), 0);
-	CloseHandle((HANDLE) m_thread_obj->native_handle());
-#else
-	// We need to pthread_kill instead on Android since NDKv5's pthread
-	// implementation is incomplete.
-# ifdef __ANDROID__
-	pthread_kill(getThreadHandle(), SIGKILL);
-# else
-	pthread_cancel(getThreadHandle());
-# endif
-	wait();
-#endif
-
-	m_retval       = nullptr;
-	m_joinable     = false;
-	m_request_stop = false;
-
-	return true;
-}
-
 
 bool Thread::getReturnValue(void **ret)
 {
diff --git a/src/threading/thread.h b/src/threading/thread.h
index 3946335f5..45fb171da 100644
--- a/src/threading/thread.h
+++ b/src/threading/thread.h
@@ -75,14 +75,6 @@ public:
 	bool stop();
 
 	/*
-	 * Immediately terminates the thread.
-	 * This should be used with extreme caution, as the thread will not have
-	 * any opportunity to release resources it may be holding (such as memory
-	 * or locks).
-	 */
-	bool kill();
-
-	/*
 	 * Waits for thread to finish.
 	 * Note:  This does not stop a thread, you have to do this on your own.
 	 * Returns false immediately if the thread is not started or has been waited