diff --git a/tests/test_cancellation.py b/tests/test_cancellation.py
index 99c7b29..6af078c 100644
--- a/tests/test_cancellation.py
+++ b/tests/test_cancellation.py
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ async def test_nested_multierrors(loglevel, start_method):
 
 
 @no_windows
-def test_open_in_proc_cancel_via_SIGINT(loglevel, start_method):
+def test_cancel_via_SIGINT(loglevel, start_method):
     """Ensure that a control-C (SIGINT) signal cancels both the parent and
     child processes in trionic fashion
     """
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ def test_open_in_proc_cancel_via_SIGINT(loglevel, start_method):
 
 
 @no_windows
-def test_open_in_proc_cancel_via_SIGINT_other_task(
+def test_cancel_via_SIGINT_other_task(
     loglevel,
     start_method
 ):
diff --git a/tractor/_entry.py b/tractor/_entry.py
index 82f814c..1c26065 100644
--- a/tractor/_entry.py
+++ b/tractor/_entry.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ def _mp_main(
     forkserver_info: Tuple[Any, Any, Any, Any, Any],
     start_method: str,
     parent_addr: Tuple[str, int] = None,
-    infect_asyncio: bool = False,
 ) -> None:
     """The routine called *after fork* which invokes a fresh ``trio.run``
     """
diff --git a/tractor/_spawn.py b/tractor/_spawn.py
index 5642083..8078c03 100644
--- a/tractor/_spawn.py
+++ b/tractor/_spawn.py
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ async def new_proc(
     bind_addr: Tuple[str, int],
     parent_addr: Tuple[str, int],
     use_trio_run_in_process: bool = False,
-    infect_asyncio: bool = False,
     task_status: TaskStatus[Portal] = trio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED
 ) -> None:
     """Create a new ``multiprocessing.Process`` using the
@@ -275,7 +274,6 @@ async def new_proc(
                     fs_info,
                     start_method,
                     parent_addr,
-                    infect_asyncio,
                 ),
                 # daemon=True,
                 name=name,