diff --git a/cmd/yggdrasil/main.go b/cmd/yggdrasil/main.go
index 1760e384..e409f4ab 100644
--- a/cmd/yggdrasil/main.go
+++ b/cmd/yggdrasil/main.go
@@ -323,31 +323,10 @@ func main() {
 	logger.Infof("Your IPv6 subnet is %s", subnet.String())
 	// Catch interrupts from the operating system to exit gracefully.
 	c := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-	r := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 	signal.Notify(c, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM)
-	signal.Notify(r, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGHUP)
 	// Capture the service being stopped on Windows.
 	minwinsvc.SetOnExit(n.shutdown)
-	defer n.shutdown()
-	// Wait for the terminate/interrupt signal. Once a signal is received, the
-	// deferred Stop function above will run which will shut down TUN/TAP.
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-c:
-			goto exit
-		case <-r:
-			if *useconffile != "" {
-				cfg = readConfig(useconf, useconffile, normaliseconf)
-				logger.Infoln("Reloading configuration from", *useconffile)
-				n.core.UpdateConfig(cfg)
-				n.tuntap.UpdateConfig(cfg)
-				n.multicast.UpdateConfig(cfg)
-			} else {
-				logger.Errorln("Reloading config at runtime is only possible with -useconffile")
-			}
-		}
-	}
-exit:
+	n.shutdown()
 }
 
 func (n *node) shutdown() {
diff --git a/src/admin/admin.go b/src/admin/admin.go
index a87e1248..83f330ed 100644
--- a/src/admin/admin.go
+++ b/src/admin/admin.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
+
 	//"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -70,17 +71,6 @@ func (a *AdminSocket) Init(c *yggdrasil.Core, state *config.NodeState, log *log.
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (a *AdminSocket) UpdateConfig(config *config.NodeConfig) {
-	a.log.Debugln("Reloading admin configuration...")
-	if a.listenaddr != config.AdminListen {
-		a.listenaddr = config.AdminListen
-		if a.IsStarted() {
-			a.Stop()
-		}
-		a.Start()
-	}
-}
-
 func (a *AdminSocket) SetupAdminHandlers(na *AdminSocket) {
 	/* TODO
 	a.AddHandler("getSelf", []string{}, func(in Info) (Info, error) {
diff --git a/src/module/module.go b/src/module/module.go
index ab704e70..24854e71 100644
--- a/src/module/module.go
+++ b/src/module/module.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ type Module interface {
 	Init(core *yggdrasil.Core, state *config.NodeState, log *log.Logger, options interface{}) error
 	Start() error
 	Stop() error
-	UpdateConfig(config *config.NodeConfig)
 	SetupAdminHandlers(a *admin.AdminSocket)
 	IsStarted() bool
 }
diff --git a/src/multicast/multicast.go b/src/multicast/multicast.go
index 430e9374..6825776d 100644
--- a/src/multicast/multicast.go
+++ b/src/multicast/multicast.go
@@ -129,32 +129,6 @@ func (m *Multicast) _stop() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// UpdateConfig updates the multicast module with the provided config.NodeConfig
-// and then signals the various module goroutines to reconfigure themselves if
-// needed.
-func (m *Multicast) UpdateConfig(config *config.NodeConfig) {
-	m.Act(nil, func() { m._updateConfig(config) })
-}
-
-func (m *Multicast) _updateConfig(config *config.NodeConfig) {
-	m.log.Infoln("Reloading multicast configuration...")
-	if m.isOpen {
-		if len(config.MulticastInterfaces) == 0 || config.LinkLocalTCPPort != m.listenPort {
-			if err := m._stop(); err != nil {
-				m.log.Errorln("Error stopping multicast module:", err)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	m.config.Replace(*config)
-	m.listenPort = config.LinkLocalTCPPort
-	if !m.isOpen && len(config.MulticastInterfaces) > 0 {
-		if err := m._start(); err != nil {
-			m.log.Errorln("Error starting multicast module:", err)
-		}
-	}
-	m.log.Debugln("Reloaded multicast configuration successfully")
-}
-
 func (m *Multicast) _updateInterfaces() {
 	interfaces := make(map[string]interfaceInfo)
 	intfs := m.getAllowedInterfaces()
diff --git a/src/tuntap/tun.go b/src/tuntap/tun.go
index 2e44a017..1618506a 100644
--- a/src/tuntap/tun.go
+++ b/src/tuntap/tun.go
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ type TunAdapter struct {
 	store       keyStore
 	config      *config.NodeState
 	log         *log.Logger
-	reconfigure chan chan error
 	addr        address.Address
 	subnet      address.Subnet
 	ckr         cryptokey
@@ -197,25 +196,6 @@ func (tun *TunAdapter) _stop() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// UpdateConfig updates the TUN module with the provided config.NodeConfig
-// and then signals the various module goroutines to reconfigure themselves if
-// needed.
-func (tun *TunAdapter) UpdateConfig(config *config.NodeConfig) {
-	tun.log.Debugln("Reloading TUN configuration...")
-
-	// Replace the active configuration with the supplied one
-	tun.config.Replace(*config)
-
-	// If the MTU has changed in the TUN module then this is where we would
-	// tell the router so that updated session pings can be sent. However, we
-	// don't currently update the MTU of the adapter once it has been created so
-	// this doesn't actually happen in the real world yet.
-	//   tun.core.SetMaximumSessionMTU(...)
-
-	// Notify children about the configuration change
-	tun.Act(nil, tun.ckr.configure)
-}
-
 func (tun *TunAdapter) oobHandler(fromKey, toKey ed25519.PublicKey, data []byte) {
 	if len(data) != 1+ed25519.SignatureSize {
 		return
diff --git a/src/yggdrasil/core.go b/src/yggdrasil/core.go
index e3c992d3..0054db82 100644
--- a/src/yggdrasil/core.go
+++ b/src/yggdrasil/core.go
@@ -90,23 +90,6 @@ func (c *Core) _addPeerLoop() {
 	})
 }
 
-// UpdateConfig updates the configuration in Core with the provided
-// config.NodeConfig and then signals the various module goroutines to
-// reconfigure themselves if needed.
-func (c *Core) UpdateConfig(config *config.NodeConfig) {
-	c.Act(nil, func() {
-		c.log.Debugln("Reloading node configuration...")
-
-		// Replace the active configuration with the supplied one
-		c.config.Replace(*config)
-
-		// Notify the router and switch about the new configuration
-		panic("TODO")
-		//c.router.Act(c, c.router.reconfigure)
-		//c.switchTable.Act(c, c.switchTable.reconfigure)
-	})
-}
-
 // Start starts up Yggdrasil using the provided config.NodeConfig, and outputs
 // debug logging through the provided log.Logger. The started stack will include
 // TCP and UDP sockets, a multicast discovery socket, an admin socket, router,