diff --git a/drivers/lguest/core.c b/drivers/lguest/core.c
index 508569c..a6974e9 100644
--- a/drivers/lguest/core.c
+++ b/drivers/lguest/core.c
@@ -209,10 +209,6 @@
 		if (signal_pending(current))
 			return -ERESTARTSYS;
 
-		/* If Waker set break_out, return to Launcher. */
-		if (cpu->break_out)
-			return -EAGAIN;
-
 		/* Check if there are any interrupts which can be delivered now:
 		 * if so, this sets up the hander to be executed when we next
 		 * run the Guest. */
@@ -231,13 +227,12 @@
 			break;
 
 		/* If the Guest asked to be stopped, we sleep.  The Guest's
-		 * clock timer or LHREQ_BREAK from the Waker will wake us. */
+		 * clock timer will wake us. */
 		if (cpu->halted) {
 			set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-			/* Just before we sleep, make sure nothing snuck in
+			/* Just before we sleep, make sure no interrupt snuck in
 			 * which we should be doing. */
-			if (interrupt_pending(cpu, &more) < LGUEST_IRQS
-			    || cpu->break_out)
+			if (interrupt_pending(cpu, &more) < LGUEST_IRQS)
 				set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 			else
 				schedule();
diff --git a/drivers/lguest/lg.h b/drivers/lguest/lg.h
index 32fefdc..d4e8979 100644
--- a/drivers/lguest/lg.h
+++ b/drivers/lguest/lg.h
@@ -71,9 +71,7 @@
 	/* Virtual clock device */
 	struct hrtimer hrt;
 
-	/* Do we need to stop what we're doing and return to userspace? */
-	int break_out;
-	wait_queue_head_t break_wq;
+	/* Did the Guest tell us to halt? */
 	int halted;
 
 	/* Pending virtual interrupts */
diff --git a/drivers/lguest/lguest_user.c b/drivers/lguest/lguest_user.c
index f6bf255..32e2971 100644
--- a/drivers/lguest/lguest_user.c
+++ b/drivers/lguest/lguest_user.c
@@ -11,32 +11,6 @@
 #include <linux/file.h>
 #include "lg.h"
 
-/*L:055 When something happens, the Waker process needs a way to stop the
- * kernel running the Guest and return to the Launcher.  So the Waker writes
- * LHREQ_BREAK and the value "1" to /dev/lguest to do this.  Once the Launcher
- * has done whatever needs attention, it writes LHREQ_BREAK and "0" to release
- * the Waker. */
-static int break_guest_out(struct lg_cpu *cpu, const unsigned long __user*input)
-{
-	unsigned long on;
-
-	/* Fetch whether they're turning break on or off. */
-	if (get_user(on, input) != 0)
-		return -EFAULT;
-
-	if (on) {
-		cpu->break_out = 1;
-		if (!wake_up_process(cpu->tsk))
-			kick_process(cpu->tsk);
-		/* Wait for them to reset it */
-		return wait_event_interruptible(cpu->break_wq, !cpu->break_out);
-	} else {
-		cpu->break_out = 0;
-		wake_up(&cpu->break_wq);
-		return 0;
-	}
-}
-
 bool send_notify_to_eventfd(struct lg_cpu *cpu)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -202,9 +176,6 @@
 	 * address. */
 	lguest_arch_setup_regs(cpu, start_ip);
 
-	/* Initialize the queue for the Waker to wait on */
-	init_waitqueue_head(&cpu->break_wq);
-
 	/* We keep a pointer to the Launcher task (ie. current task) for when
 	 * other Guests want to wake this one (eg. console input). */
 	cpu->tsk = current;
@@ -344,8 +315,6 @@
 		return initialize(file, input);
 	case LHREQ_IRQ:
 		return user_send_irq(cpu, input);
-	case LHREQ_BREAK:
-		return break_guest_out(cpu, input);
 	case LHREQ_EVENTFD:
 		return attach_eventfd(lg, input);
 	default: