diff --git a/indra/llplugin/llpluginprocessparent.cpp b/indra/llplugin/llpluginprocessparent.cpp
index 5ac1628d03f2dd92a0da739c2162c06b1edb0728..732a0b70e59bd5c9400e1023f3d741b6e144caad 100644
--- a/indra/llplugin/llpluginprocessparent.cpp
+++ b/indra/llplugin/llpluginprocessparent.cpp
@@ -75,29 +75,8 @@ class LLPluginProcessParentPollThread final : public LLThread
 
 };
 
-
-class LLPluginProcessCreationThread : public LLThread
-{
-public:
-    LLPluginProcessCreationThread(LLPluginProcessParent *parent) :
-        LLThread("LLPluginProcessCreationThread", gAPRPoolp),
-        pParent(parent)
-    {
-    }
-protected:
-    // Inherited from LLThread, should run once
-    /*virtual*/ void run(void)
-    {
-        pParent->createPluginProcess();
-    }
-private:
-    LLPluginProcessParent *pParent;
-
-};
-
 LLPluginProcessParent::LLPluginProcessParent(LLPluginProcessParentOwner *owner):
-    mIncomingQueueMutex(),
-    pProcessCreationThread(NULL)
+	mIncomingQueueMutex()
 {
 	if(!sInstancesMutex)
 	{
@@ -128,18 +107,6 @@ LLPluginProcessParent::~LLPluginProcessParent()
 #ifdef SHOW_DEBUG
 	LL_DEBUGS("Plugin") << "destructor" << LL_ENDL;
 #endif
-    if (pProcessCreationThread)
-    {
-        if (!pProcessCreationThread->isStopped())
-        {
-            // Shouldn't happen at this stage
-            LL_WARNS("Plugin") << "Shutting down active pProcessCreationThread" << LL_ENDL;
-            pProcessCreationThread->shutdown();
-            ms_sleep(20);
-        }
-        delete pProcessCreationThread;
-        pProcessCreationThread = NULL;
-    }
 
 	// Destroy any remaining shared memory regions
 	sharedMemoryRegionsType::iterator iter;
@@ -350,35 +317,6 @@ bool LLPluginProcessParent::accept()
 	return result;	
 }
 
-bool LLPluginProcessParent::createPluginProcess()
-{
-    if (!mProcess)
-    {
-        // Only argument to the launcher is the port number we're listening on
-        mProcessParams.args.add(stringize(mBoundPort));
-        mProcess = LLProcess::create(mProcessParams);
-        return mProcess != NULL;
-    }
-
-    return false;
-}
-
-void LLPluginProcessParent::clearProcessCreationThread()
-{
-    if (pProcessCreationThread)
-    {
-        if (!pProcessCreationThread->isStopped())
-        {
-            pProcessCreationThread->shutdown();
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            delete pProcessCreationThread;
-            pProcessCreationThread = NULL;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 void LLPluginProcessParent::idle(void)
 {
 	bool idle_again;
@@ -549,30 +487,14 @@ void LLPluginProcessParent::idle(void)
 			case STATE_LISTENING:
 			    {
 				    // Launch the plugin process.
-                    if (mDebug && !pProcessCreationThread)
-                    {
-                        createPluginProcess();
-                        if (!mProcess)
-                        {
-                            errorState();
-                        }
-                    }
-                    else if (pProcessCreationThread == NULL)
-                    {
-                        // exe plugin process allocation can be hindered by a number
-                        // of factors, don't hold whole viewer because of it, use thread
-                        pProcessCreationThread = new LLPluginProcessCreationThread(this);
-                        pProcessCreationThread->start();
-                    }
-                    else if (!mProcess && pProcessCreationThread->isStopped())
-                    {
-                        delete pProcessCreationThread;
-                        pProcessCreationThread = NULL;
-                        errorState();
-                    }
-
 				
-				    if (mProcess)
+				    // Only argument to the launcher is the port number we're listening on
+				    mProcessParams.args.add(stringize(mBoundPort));
+				    if (! (mProcess = LLProcess::create(mProcessParams)))
+				    {
+					    errorState();
+				    }
+				    else
 				    {
 					    if(mDebug)
 					    {
@@ -601,15 +523,6 @@ void LLPluginProcessParent::idle(void)
 					    // This will allow us to time out if the process never starts.
 					    mHeartbeat.start();
 					    mHeartbeat.setTimerExpirySec(mPluginLaunchTimeout);
-
-                        // pProcessCreationThread should have stopped by this point,
-                        // but check just in case it paused on statistics sync
-                        if (pProcessCreationThread && pProcessCreationThread->isStopped())
-                        {
-                            delete pProcessCreationThread;
-                            pProcessCreationThread = NULL;
-                        }
-
 					    setState(STATE_LAUNCHED);
 				    }
 				break;
@@ -728,7 +641,6 @@ void LLPluginProcessParent::idle(void)
 				killSockets();
 				setState(STATE_DONE);
                 dirtyPollSet();
-                clearProcessCreationThread();
 			    break;
 			}
 			
diff --git a/indra/llplugin/llpluginprocessparent.h b/indra/llplugin/llpluginprocessparent.h
index e5f277d8b09bd326135c67cc4f6cad16c0a4fd59..4c486a361b79073ee92805f1212a39aa8dea950e 100644
--- a/indra/llplugin/llpluginprocessparent.h
+++ b/indra/llplugin/llpluginprocessparent.h
@@ -68,11 +68,6 @@ class LLPluginProcessParent final : public LLPluginMessagePipeOwner
 			  const std::string &plugin_filename, 
 			  bool debug);
 
-    // Creates a process
-    // returns true if process already exists or if created,
-    // false if failed to create
-    bool createPluginProcess();
-
 	void idle(void);
 	
 	// returns true if the plugin is on its way to steady state
@@ -167,15 +162,12 @@ class LLPluginProcessParent final : public LLPluginMessagePipeOwner
 
 	bool accept();
 
-    void clearProcessCreationThread();
-
 	LLSocket::ptr_t mListenSocket;
 	LLSocket::ptr_t mSocket;
 	U32 mBoundPort;
 
 	LLProcess::Params mProcessParams;
 	LLProcessPtr mProcess;
-	LLThread *pProcessCreationThread;
 
 	std::string mPluginFile;
 	std::string mPluginDir;