diff --git a/evoke/EvokeService.cpp b/evoke/EvokeService.cpp
index bbeb37f..45a38b8 100644
--- a/evoke/EvokeService.cpp
+++ b/evoke/EvokeService.cpp
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ int EvokeService::handle(const XEvent* ev) {
 
 			if(get_string_property_value(_ede_spawn, buff, sizeof(buff))) {
 				logfile->printf("Got _EVOKE_SPAWN with %s. Starting client...\n", buff);
-				int r = spawn_program(buff, false);
+				int r = spawn_program(buff);
 
 				if(r != 0)
 					fl_alert("Unable to start %s. Got code %i", buff, r);
diff --git a/evoke/Spawn.cpp b/evoke/Spawn.cpp
index bf5437b..e7ba246 100644
--- a/evoke/Spawn.cpp
+++ b/evoke/Spawn.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 extern char** environ;
 
-int run_fork(const char* cmd, bool wait) {
+int spawn_program(const char* cmd) {
 	if(!cmd)
 		return SPAWN_EMPTY;
 
@@ -62,8 +62,3 @@ int run_fork(const char* cmd, bool wait) {
 
 	return status_ret;
 }
-
-
-int spawn_program(const char* cmd, bool wait) {
-	return run_fork(cmd, wait);
-}
diff --git a/evoke/Spawn.h b/evoke/Spawn.h
index 679bc12..93fb6d5 100644
--- a/evoke/Spawn.h
+++ b/evoke/Spawn.h
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@
 #define SPAWN_PTY_FAILED      65529  // TODO
 #define SPAWN_USER_CANCELED   65528  // TODO
 
-int spawn_program(const char* cmd, bool wait);
+int spawn_program(const char* cmd);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/evoke/Splash.cpp b/evoke/Splash.cpp
index e4001b4..838305a 100644
--- a/evoke/Splash.cpp
+++ b/evoke/Splash.cpp
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ bool Splash::next_client(void) {
 	redraw();
 
 	if(!dry_run)
-		spawn_program(cmd, false);
+		spawn_program(cmd);
 
 	++clist_it;
 	++counter;
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ bool Splash::next_client(void) {
 	redraw();
 
 	if(!dry_run)
-		spawn_program(cmd, false);
+		spawn_program(cmd);
 
 	counter++;
 #endif
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ bool Splash::next_client_nosplash(void) {
 	printf("%s\n", buff);
 
 	if(!dry_run)
-		spawn_program(cmd, false);
+		spawn_program(cmd);
 
 	++clist_it;
 	++counter;
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ bool Splash::next_client_nosplash(void) {
 	printf("%s\n", buff);
 
 	if(!dry_run)
-		spawn_program(cmd, false);
+		spawn_program(cmd);
 
 	counter++;
 #endif