diff --git a/src/apex/cli.py b/src/apex/cli.py
index 0b4da394bf12433b94a28e1633122a6e333b90ff..ee5019292ed3ebc4a2c5f3a2b9fb74affc2b58b6 100644
--- a/src/apex/cli.py
+++ b/src/apex/cli.py
@@ -174,8 +174,6 @@ def main(verbose, configfile):
 
     def sigint_handler(signal, frame):
         global running
-        global port_map
-        global plugin_modules
 
         running = False