diff --git a/pkg/proc/core/core.go b/pkg/proc/core/core.go
index 938f2f0b..f5a48ff2 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/core/core.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/core/core.go
@@ -306,10 +306,6 @@ func (p *Process) Halt() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (p *Process) Kill() error {
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (p *Process) Pid() int {
 	return p.core.Pid
 }
diff --git a/pkg/proc/gdbserial/gdbserver.go b/pkg/proc/gdbserial/gdbserver.go
index 6ac27129..a7c8629f 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/gdbserial/gdbserver.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/gdbserial/gdbserver.go
@@ -745,24 +745,14 @@ func (p *Process) Halt() error {
 	return p.conn.sendCtrlC()
 }
 
-func (p *Process) Kill() error {
-	if p.exited {
-		return nil
-	}
-	err := p.conn.kill()
-	if _, exited := err.(proc.ProcessExitedError); exited {
-		p.exited = true
-		return nil
-	}
-	return err
-}
-
 func (p *Process) Detach(kill bool) error {
-	if kill {
-		if err := p.Kill(); err != nil {
+	if kill && !p.exited {
+		err := p.conn.kill()
+		if err != nil {
 			if _, exited := err.(proc.ProcessExitedError); !exited {
 				return err
 			}
+			p.exited = true
 		}
 	}
 	if !p.exited {
diff --git a/pkg/proc/interface.go b/pkg/proc/interface.go
index cdb21c81..a33e0e05 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/interface.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/interface.go
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ type ProcessManipulation interface {
 	// after a call to RequestManualStop.
 	CheckAndClearManualStopRequest() bool
 	Halt() error
-	Kill() error
 	Detach(bool) error
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/proc/native/proc.go b/pkg/proc/native/proc.go
index bd2294eb..25b83937 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/native/proc.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/native/proc.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (dbp *Process) Detach(kill bool) (err error) {
 		return nil
 	}
 	if kill && dbp.childProcess {
-		err := dbp.Kill()
+		err := dbp.kill()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/proc/native/proc_darwin.go b/pkg/proc/native/proc_darwin.go
index 060966ca..204fb0a1 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/native/proc_darwin.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/native/proc_darwin.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func Attach(pid int) (*Process, error) {
 }
 
 // Kill kills the process.
-func (dbp *Process) Kill() (err error) {
+func (dbp *Process) kill() (err error) {
 	if dbp.exited {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/proc/native/proc_linux.go b/pkg/proc/native/proc_linux.go
index e666fecf..4275afd5 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/native/proc_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/native/proc_linux.go
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ func Attach(pid int) (*Process, error) {
 	return dbp, nil
 }
 
-// Kill kills the target process.
-func (dbp *Process) Kill() (err error) {
+// kill kills the target process.
+func (dbp *Process) kill() (err error) {
 	if dbp.exited {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/proc/native/proc_windows.go b/pkg/proc/native/proc_windows.go
index 53d500b7..6ddd9d7d 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/native/proc_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/native/proc_windows.go
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ func Attach(pid int) (*Process, error) {
 	return dbp, nil
 }
 
-// Kill kills the process.
-func (dbp *Process) Kill() error {
+// kill kills the process.
+func (dbp *Process) kill() error {
 	if dbp.exited {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/proc/proc_test.go b/pkg/proc/proc_test.go
index 65fd8694..2460b5c7 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/proc_test.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/proc_test.go
@@ -968,20 +968,6 @@ func TestKill(t *testing.T) {
 		// k command presumably works but leaves the process around?
 		return
 	}
-	withTestProcess("testprog", t, func(p proc.Process, fixture protest.Fixture) {
-		if err := p.Kill(); err != nil {
-			t.Fatal(err)
-		}
-		if !p.Exited() {
-			t.Fatal("expected process to have exited")
-		}
-		if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
-			_, err := os.Open(fmt.Sprintf("/proc/%d/", p.Pid()))
-			if err == nil {
-				t.Fatal("process has not exited", p.Pid())
-			}
-		}
-	})
 	withTestProcess("testprog", t, func(p proc.Process, fixture protest.Fixture) {
 		if err := p.Detach(true); err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
@@ -2086,8 +2072,7 @@ func TestUnsupportedArch(t *testing.T) {
 	case proc.UnsupportedLinuxArchErr, proc.UnsupportedWindowsArchErr, proc.UnsupportedDarwinArchErr:
 		// all good
 	case nil:
-		p.Halt()
-		p.Kill()
+		p.Detach(true)
 		t.Fatal("Launch is expected to fail, but succeeded")
 	default:
 		t.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/pkg/proc/proc_unix_test.go b/pkg/proc/proc_unix_test.go
index ae3a3b9d..ccb6be71 100644
--- a/pkg/proc/proc_unix_test.go
+++ b/pkg/proc/proc_unix_test.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func TestIssue419(t *testing.T) {
 			if p.Pid() <= 0 {
 				// if we don't stop the inferior the test will never finish
 				p.RequestManualStop()
-				err := p.Kill()
+				err := p.Detach(true)
 				errChan <- errIssue419{pid: p.Pid(), err: err}
 				return
 			}
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func TestIssue419(t *testing.T) {
 		errChan <- proc.Continue(p)
 	})
 
-	for i :=0; i<2; i++ {
+	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
 		err := <-errChan
 
 		if v, ok := err.(errIssue419); ok {