diff --git a/cpukit/score/include/rtems/score/interr.h b/cpukit/score/include/rtems/score/interr.h
index ca48db2c06..8d4c104e28 100644
--- a/cpukit/score/include/rtems/score/interr.h
+++ b/cpukit/score/include/rtems/score/interr.h
@@ -192,9 +192,7 @@ extern Internal_errors_Information _Internal_errors_What_happened;
  * determines that a fatal error has occurred or a final system state is
  * reached (for example after exit()).
  *
- * The first action is to disable interrupts.
- *
- * The second action of this function is to call the fatal handler of the user
+ * The first action of this function is to call the fatal handler of the user
  * extensions.  For the initial extensions the following conditions are
  * required
  * - a valid stack pointer and enough stack space,
diff --git a/cpukit/score/src/interr.c b/cpukit/score/src/interr.c
index 24ac9a49a0..526023f5ba 100644
--- a/cpukit/score/src/interr.c
+++ b/cpukit/score/src/interr.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <rtems/score/interr.h>
-#include <rtems/score/isrlevel.h>
 #include <rtems/score/smpimpl.h>
 #include <rtems/score/sysstate.h>
 #include <rtems/score/userextimpl.h>
@@ -34,11 +33,6 @@ void _Terminate(
   Internal_errors_t       the_error
 )
 {
-  ISR_Level level;
-
-  _ISR_Local_disable( level );
-  (void) level;
-
   _SMP_Request_shutdown();
 
   _User_extensions_Fatal( the_source, is_internal, the_error );