diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 063ece1..84cf036 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
 add_library(
   process-cpp SHARED
   
-  core/posix/backtrace.h
-  core/posix/backtrace.cpp
-
   core/posix/child_process.cpp
   core/posix/exec.cpp
   core/posix/fork.cpp
diff --git a/src/core/posix/fork.cpp b/src/core/posix/fork.cpp
index 1c9c1f3..a638da6 100644
--- a/src/core/posix/fork.cpp
+++ b/src/core/posix/fork.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 #include <core/posix/exit.h>
 #include <core/posix/fork.h>
 
-#include "backtrace.h"
-
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <system_error>
@@ -35,16 +33,6 @@ void redirect_stream_to_fd(int fd, int stream)
     if (rc == -1)
         throw std::system_error(errno, std::system_category());
 }
-
-void print_backtrace(std::ostream& out, const std::string& line_prefix)
-{
-    core::posix::backtrace::visit_with_handler([&out, line_prefix](const core::posix::backtrace::Frame& frame)
-    {
-        out << line_prefix << std::dec << std::setw(2) << frame.depth() << "@" << std::hex << std::setw(14) << frame.frame_pointer() << ": "
-            << (frame.symbol().is_cxx() ? frame.symbol().demangled() : frame.symbol().raw()) << std::endl;
-        return true;
-    });
-}
 }
 
 namespace core
@@ -95,11 +83,9 @@ ChildProcess fork(const std::function<posix::exit::Status()>& main,
         {
             std::cerr << "core::posix::fork(): An unhandled std::exception occured in the child process:" << std::endl
                       << "  what(): " << e.what() << std::endl;
-            print_backtrace(std::cerr, "  ");
         } catch(...)
         {
             std::cerr << "core::posix::fork(): An unhandled exception occured in the child process." << std::endl;
-            print_backtrace(std::cerr, "  ");
         }
 
         // We have to ensure that we exit here. Otherwise, we run into
@@ -152,11 +138,9 @@ ChildProcess vfork(const std::function<posix::exit::Status()>& main,
         {
             std::cerr << "core::posix::fork(): An unhandled std::exception occured in the child process:" << std::endl
                       << "  what(): " << e.what() << std::endl;
-            print_backtrace(std::cerr, "  ");
         } catch(...)
         {
             std::cerr << "core::posix::fork(): An unhandled exception occured in the child process." << std::endl;
-            print_backtrace(std::cerr, "  ");
         }
 
         // We have to ensure that we exit here. Otherwise, we run into
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index ef289ac..ed04104 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ add_executable(
 
   # We include an external source file to prevent from leaking
   # symbols to the outside world
-  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/core/posix/backtrace.cpp
 )
 
 add_executable(
diff --git a/tests/fork_and_run_test.cpp b/tests/fork_and_run_test.cpp
index 0a44161..117e0e4 100644
--- a/tests/fork_and_run_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/fork_and_run_test.cpp
@@ -146,15 +146,3 @@ TESTP_F(TestingMacrosFixture, DISABLED_test_fp_macro_reports_success_for_failing
         return core::posix::exit::Status::failure;
     })
 
-#include <core/posix/backtrace.h>
-
-TEST(BacktraceSymbolDemangling, demangling_a_cpp_symbol_works)
-{
-    const char* ref = "tests/fork_and_run_test(_ZN7testing8internal35HandleExceptionsInMethodIfSupportedINS0_12UnitTestImplEbEET0_PT_MS4_FS3_vEPKc+0x4b) [0x4591f8]";
-    const char* ref_demangled = "bool testing::internal::HandleExceptionsInMethodIfSupported<testing::internal::UnitTestImpl, bool>(testing::internal::UnitTestImpl*, bool (testing::internal::UnitTestImpl::*)(), char const*)";
-    auto symbol = core::posix::backtrace::Frame::Symbol::for_testing_from_raw_symbol(ref);
-
-    EXPECT_TRUE(symbol->is_cxx());
-    EXPECT_EQ(ref, symbol->raw());
-    EXPECT_EQ(ref_demangled, symbol->demangled());
-}