diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
index 32f3bb2e808..dcd5d03f330 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
@@ -261,13 +261,6 @@ export class CodeApplication extends Disposable {
 			}
 		});
 
-		ipc.on('vscode:exit', (event: Event, code: number) => {
-			this.logService.trace('IPC#vscode:exit', code);
-
-			this.dispose();
-			this.lifecycleMainService.kill(code);
-		});
-
 		ipc.on('vscode:fetchShellEnv', async (event: IpcMainEvent) => {
 			const webContents = event.sender;
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/test/electron-browser/workbenchTestServices.ts b/src/vs/workbench/test/electron-browser/workbenchTestServices.ts
index a080fba7091..a23649eb9a2 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/test/electron-browser/workbenchTestServices.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/test/electron-browser/workbenchTestServices.ts
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ export class TestElectronService implements IElectronService {
 	async closeWindow(): Promise<void> { }
 	async closeWindowById(): Promise<void> { }
 	async quit(): Promise<void> { }
+	async exit(code: number): Promise<void> { }
 	async openDevTools(options?: Electron.OpenDevToolsOptions | undefined): Promise<void> { }
 	async toggleDevTools(): Promise<void> { }
 	async startCrashReporter(options: Electron.CrashReporterStartOptions): Promise<void> { }