diff --git a/src/backend/replication/walsender.c b/src/backend/replication/walsender.c
index aa705e5b35e..27aa3e6bc78 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/walsender.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/walsender.c
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ static struct
 
 /* Signal handlers */
 static void WalSndSigHupHandler(SIGNAL_ARGS);
-static void WalSndXLogSendHandler(SIGNAL_ARGS);
 static void WalSndLastCycleHandler(SIGNAL_ARGS);
 
 /* Prototypes for private functions */
@@ -2857,17 +2856,6 @@ WalSndSigHupHandler(SIGNAL_ARGS)
 	errno = save_errno;
 }
 
-/* SIGUSR1: set flag to send WAL records */
-static void
-WalSndXLogSendHandler(SIGNAL_ARGS)
-{
-	int			save_errno = errno;
-
-	latch_sigusr1_handler();
-
-	errno = save_errno;
-}
-
 /* SIGUSR2: set flag to do a last cycle and shut down afterwards */
 static void
 WalSndLastCycleHandler(SIGNAL_ARGS)
@@ -2901,7 +2889,7 @@ WalSndSignals(void)
 	pqsignal(SIGQUIT, quickdie);	/* hard crash time */
 	InitializeTimeouts();		/* establishes SIGALRM handler */
 	pqsignal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
-	pqsignal(SIGUSR1, WalSndXLogSendHandler);	/* request WAL sending */
+	pqsignal(SIGUSR1, procsignal_sigusr1_handler);
 	pqsignal(SIGUSR2, WalSndLastCycleHandler);	/* request a last cycle and
 												 * shutdown */