diff --git a/plugin/core/transports.py b/plugin/core/transports.py
index 01564166b..f9e534bf0 100644
--- a/plugin/core/transports.py
+++ b/plugin/core/transports.py
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ def _stderr_loop(self) -> None:
 def create_transport(config: TransportConfig, cwd: Optional[str],
                      callback_object: TransportCallbacks) -> Transport[Dict[str, Any]]:
     stderr = subprocess.PIPE
-    pass_fds = ()  # type: Union[Tuple[()], Tuple[int]]
     if config.tcp_port is not None:
         assert config.tcp_port is not None
         if config.tcp_port < 0:
@@ -263,7 +262,6 @@ def create_transport(config: TransportConfig, cwd: Optional[str],
         stdout = subprocess.PIPE
         stdin = subprocess.DEVNULL
         stderr = subprocess.STDOUT
-        pass_fds = (config.node_ipc.child_connection.fileno(),)
     else:
         stdout = subprocess.PIPE
         stdin = subprocess.PIPE
@@ -273,7 +271,7 @@ def create_transport(config: TransportConfig, cwd: Optional[str],
     process = None  # type: Optional[subprocess.Popen]
 
     def start_subprocess() -> subprocess.Popen:
-        return _start_subprocess(config.command, stdin, stdout, stderr, startupinfo, config.env, cwd, pass_fds)
+        return _start_subprocess(config.command, stdin, stdout, stderr, startupinfo, config.env, cwd)
 
     if config.listener_socket:
         assert isinstance(config.tcp_port, int) and config.tcp_port > 0
@@ -355,8 +353,7 @@ def _start_subprocess(
     stderr: int,
     startupinfo: Any,
     env: Dict[str, str],
-    cwd: Optional[str],
-    pass_fds: Union[Tuple[()], Tuple[int]]
+    cwd: Optional[str]
 ) -> subprocess.Popen:
     debug("starting {} in {}".format(args, cwd if cwd else os.getcwd()))
     process = subprocess.Popen(
@@ -367,7 +364,7 @@ def _start_subprocess(
         startupinfo=startupinfo,
         env=env,
         cwd=cwd,
-        pass_fds=pass_fds)
+        close_fds=False)
     _subprocesses.add(process)
     return process