1 files changed, 0 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Import.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Import.pm
index 572e9bb9..6ac43d37 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Import.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Import.pm
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ sub gfi_start {
                          --quiet --done --date-format=raw));
          my $rdr = { 0 => $out_r, 1 => $in_w };
          my $pid = spawn(\@cmd, undef, $rdr);
-        die "spawn fast-import failed: $!" unless defined $pid;
          $out_w->autoflush(1);
          $self->{in} = $in_r;
          $self->{out} = $out_w;
@@ -430,7 +429,6 @@ sub add {
  sub run_die ($;$$) {
          my ($cmd, $env, $rdr) = @_;
          my $pid = spawn($cmd, $env, $rdr);
-        defined $pid or die "spawning ".join(' ', @$cmd)." failed: $!";
          waitpid($pid, 0) == $pid or die join(' ', @$cmd) .' did not finish';
          $? == 0 or die join(' ', @$cmd) . " failed: $?\n";
  }