diff --git a/adb/services.c b/adb/services.c
index b99cca1..0a5edcf 100644
--- a/adb/services.c
+++ b/adb/services.c
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@
 #  endif
 #endif
 
-#ifndef HAVE_WIN32_PROC
-#include <sys/poll.h>
-#endif
-
 typedef struct stinfo stinfo;
 
 struct stinfo {
@@ -203,8 +199,8 @@
 static int create_subprocess(const char *cmd, const char *arg0, const char *arg1)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_WIN32_PROC
-    fprintf(stderr, "error: create_subprocess not implemented on Win32 (%s %s %s)\n", cmd, arg0, arg1);
-    return -1;
+	fprintf(stderr, "error: create_subprocess not implemented on Win32 (%s %s %s)\n", cmd, arg0, arg1);
+	return -1;
 #else /* !HAVE_WIN32_PROC */
     char *devname;
     int ptm;
@@ -271,54 +267,6 @@
 #define SHELL_COMMAND "/system/bin/sh"
 #endif
 
-static void shell_service(int s, void *command)
-{
-    char    buffer[MAX_PAYLOAD];
-    int     fd, ret = 0;
-    unsigned count = 0;
-
-    fd = create_subprocess(SHELL_COMMAND, "-c", (char *)command);
-
-    while (1) {
-        while (count < sizeof(buffer)) {
-#ifndef HAVE_WIN32_PROC
-            /* add a 200ms timeout so we don't block indefinitely with our
-               buffer partially filled.
-            */
-            if (count > 0) {
-                struct pollfd pollfd;
-
-                pollfd.fd = fd;
-                pollfd.events = POLLIN;
-                ret = poll(&pollfd, 1, 200);
-                if (ret <= 0) {
-                    D("poll returned %d\n", ret);
-                    // file has closed or we timed out
-                    // set ret to 1 so we don't exit the outer loop
-                    ret = 1;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-#endif
-            ret = adb_read(fd, buffer + count, sizeof(buffer) - count);
-            D("ret: %d, count: %d\n", ret, count);
-            if (ret > 0)
-                count += ret;
-            else
-                break;
-        }
-
-        D("writing: %d\n", count);
-        adb_write(s, buffer, count);
-        count = 0;
-        if (ret <= 0)
-            break;
-    }
-
-    adb_close(fd);
-    adb_close(s);
-}
-
 int service_to_fd(const char *name)
 {
     int ret = -1;
@@ -372,7 +320,7 @@
 #endif
     } else if(!HOST && !strncmp(name, "shell:", 6)) {
         if(name[6]) {
-            ret = create_service_thread(shell_service, (void *)(name + 6));
+            ret = create_subprocess(SHELL_COMMAND, "-c", name + 6);
         } else {
             ret = create_subprocess(SHELL_COMMAND, "-", 0);
         }