--- bees-0.6.1/lib/task.cc
+++ bees-0.6.1/lib/task.cc
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@
 
 		char buf[24];
 		memset(buf, '\0', sizeof(buf));
-		DIE_IF_MINUS_ERRNO(pthread_getname_np(pthread_self(), buf, sizeof(buf)));
 		Cleanup pthread_name_cleaner([&]() {
 			pthread_setname_np(pthread_self(), buf);
 		});
--- bees-0.6.1/src/bees.cc
+++ bees-0.6.1/src/bees.cc
@@ -160,10 +160,6 @@
 	// OK try the pthread name next.
 	char buf[24];
 	memset(buf, '\0', sizeof(buf));
-	int err = pthread_getname_np(pthread_self(), buf, sizeof(buf));
-	if (err) {
-		return string("pthread_getname_np: ") + strerror(err);
-	}
 	buf[sizeof(buf) - 1] = '\0';
 
 	// thread_getname_np returns process name