diff --git a/Build.PL b/Build.PL
index dad71c53..eac12a15 100644
--- a/Build.PL
+++ b/Build.PL
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ Module::Build->new(
     'Sereal' => '0',
     'Socket6' => '0.23',
     'Starman' => '0.4008',
-    (($^O eq 'linux') ? ('Sys::Proctitle' => '0') : ()),
     'SNMP::Info' => '3.34',
     'SQL::Translator' => '0.11018',
     'Template' => '2.24',
diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 56016735..d4706074 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2.036003 - TESTING
+
+  [BUG FIXES]
+
+  * #322 cease use of Sys::Proctitle
+
 2.036002 - 2017-06-26
 
   [ENHANCEMENTS]
diff --git a/bin/netdisco-backend-fg b/bin/netdisco-backend-fg
index 2f8f2935..6944f561 100755
--- a/bin/netdisco-backend-fg
+++ b/bin/netdisco-backend-fg
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ use FindBin;
 FindBin::again();
 use Path::Class 'dir';
 
-# get a segfault if we load this later
-use if $^O eq 'linux', 'Sys::Proctitle';
-
 BEGIN {
   # stuff useful locations into @INC
   unshift @INC,
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Util/Backend.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Util/Backend.pm
index f441a24a..575959b7 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Util/Backend.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Util/Backend.pm
@@ -5,20 +5,10 @@ use warnings;
 
 use MCE::Util ();
 
-# make sure this is already done elsewhere
-use if $^O eq 'linux', 'Sys::Proctitle';
-
 use base 'Exporter';
 our @EXPORT = qw/prctl parse_max_workers/;
 
-sub prctl {
-  if ($^O eq 'linux') {
-      Sys::Proctitle::setproctitle(shift);
-  }
-  else {
-      $0 = shift;
-  }
-}
+sub prctl { $0 = shift }
 
 sub parse_max_workers {
   my $max = shift;