diff --git a/clap_builder/src/error/mod.rs b/clap_builder/src/error/mod.rs
index eacf2f3cbd0..1e8fcd57bab 100644
--- a/clap_builder/src/error/mod.rs
+++ b/clap_builder/src/error/mod.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use crate::output::fmt::Colorizer;
 use crate::output::fmt::Stream;
 use crate::parser::features::suggestions;
 use crate::util::FlatMap;
-use crate::util::{color::ColorChoice, safe_exit, SUCCESS_CODE, USAGE_CODE};
+use crate::util::{color::ColorChoice, SUCCESS_CODE, USAGE_CODE};
 use crate::Command;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "error-context")]
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ impl<F: ErrorFormatter> Error<F> {
     pub fn exit(&self) -> ! {
         // Swallow broken pipe errors
         let _ = self.print();
-        safe_exit(self.exit_code())
+        std::process::exit(self.exit_code());
     }
 
     /// Prints formatted and colored error to `stdout` or `stderr` according to its error kind
diff --git a/clap_builder/src/util/mod.rs b/clap_builder/src/util/mod.rs
index a92aef8c3e7..8008db5acf2 100644
--- a/clap_builder/src/util/mod.rs
+++ b/clap_builder/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -29,15 +29,6 @@ pub(crate) const SUCCESS_CODE: i32 = 0;
 // - Python's `argparse` returns 2
 pub(crate) const USAGE_CODE: i32 = 2;
 
-pub(crate) fn safe_exit(code: i32) -> ! {
-    use std::io::Write;
-
-    let _ = std::io::stdout().lock().flush();
-    let _ = std::io::stderr().lock().flush();
-
-    std::process::exit(code)
-}
-
 #[cfg(not(feature = "unicode"))]
 pub(crate) fn eq_ignore_case(left: &str, right: &str) -> bool {
     left.eq_ignore_ascii_case(right)