diff --git a/lib/tests/t_api.c b/lib/tests/t_api.c
index 191b5132a8..5d988a2a7f 100644
--- a/lib/tests/t_api.c
+++ b/lib/tests/t_api.c
@@ -81,19 +81,6 @@ static void	t_sighandler();
 
 static int	T_int;
 
-/*
- * XXXMLG NetBSD's "default" pthreads implementation has a broken signal
- * interface.
- *
- * Here, if using NetBSD, define SIGACTION() as pthread_sigaction(),
- * otherwise make it sigaction().
- */
-#if defined(__NetBSD__)
-#define SIGACTION(a, b, c)	pthread_sigaction((a), (b), (c))
-#else
-#define SIGACTION(a, b, c)	sigaction((a), (b), (c))
-#endif
-
 static void
 t_sighandler(int sig) {
 	T_int = sig;
@@ -221,12 +208,12 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	 * people catch up to the latest unproven-pthread package.
 	 */
 	sa.sa_handler = SIG_DFL;
-	(void)sigaction(SIGCHLD, &sa, NULL); /* Note: LOWERCASE sigaction */
+	(void)sigaction(SIGCHLD, &sa, NULL);
 #endif
 
 	sa.sa_handler = t_sighandler;
-	(void)SIGACTION(SIGINT,  &sa, NULL);
-	(void)SIGACTION(SIGALRM, &sa, NULL);
+	(void)sigaction(SIGINT,  &sa, NULL);
+	(void)sigaction(SIGALRM, &sa, NULL);
 
 	/* output start stanza to journal */
 
@@ -260,7 +247,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 					T_int = 0;
 					sa.sa_handler = t_sighandler;
-					(void)SIGACTION(SIGALRM, &sa, NULL);
+					(void)sigaction(SIGALRM, &sa, NULL);
 					alarm(T_timeout);
 
 					deadpid = (pid_t) -1;
@@ -286,7 +273,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 					alarm(0);
 					sa.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
-					(void)SIGACTION(SIGALRM, &sa, NULL);
+					(void)sigaction(SIGALRM, &sa, NULL);
 				}
 				else {
 					t_info("fork failed, errno == %d\n", errno);