diff --git a/core/includes/bootstrap.inc b/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
index 353714e7cc304d77c3a190855e83c0a9d6fa6bdd..34006ccadc7901740a6755f3f70c1995ff6dcc73 100644
--- a/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
+++ b/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
@@ -2203,7 +2203,6 @@ function drupal_handle_request($test_only = FALSE) {
   $response = $kernel->handle($request)->prepare($request)->send();
 
   $kernel->terminate($request, $response);
-  exit;
 }
 
 /**