diff --git a/src/WinSW.Core/Util/ProcessHelper.cs b/src/WinSW.Core/Util/ProcessHelper.cs
index 1be3550..66e58c7 100644
--- a/src/WinSW.Core/Util/ProcessHelper.cs
+++ b/src/WinSW.Core/Util/ProcessHelper.cs
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ namespace WinSW.Util
         /// <param name="workingDirectory">Working directory</param>
         /// <param name="priority">Priority</param>
         /// <param name="callback">Completion callback. If null, the completion won't be monitored</param>
-        /// <param name="redirectStdin">Redirect standard input</param>
         /// <param name="logHandler">Log handler. If enabled, logs will be redirected to the process and then reported</param>
         public static void StartProcessAndCallbackForExit(
             Process processToStart,
@@ -195,7 +194,6 @@ namespace WinSW.Util
             string? workingDirectory = null,
             ProcessPriorityClass? priority = null,
             ProcessCompletionCallback? callback = null,
-            bool redirectStdin = true,
             LogHandler? logHandler = null,
             bool hideWindow = false)
         {
@@ -205,7 +203,6 @@ namespace WinSW.Util
             ps.WorkingDirectory = workingDirectory ?? ps.WorkingDirectory;
             ps.CreateNoWindow = hideWindow;
             ps.UseShellExecute = false;
-            ps.RedirectStandardInput = redirectStdin;
             ps.RedirectStandardOutput = logHandler?.OutFileDisabled == false;
             ps.RedirectStandardError = logHandler?.ErrFileDisabled == false;
 
diff --git a/src/WinSW/WrapperService.cs b/src/WinSW/WrapperService.cs
index a0587e7..afe9938 100644
--- a/src/WinSW/WrapperService.cs
+++ b/src/WinSW/WrapperService.cs
@@ -330,10 +330,8 @@ namespace WinSW
             this.ExtensionManager.FireOnWrapperStarted();
 
             var executableLogHandler = this.CreateExecutableLogHandler();
-            this.StartProcess(this.process, startArguments, this.descriptor.Executable, executableLogHandler, true);
+            this.StartProcess(this.process, startArguments, this.descriptor.Executable, executableLogHandler);
             this.ExtensionManager.FireOnProcessStarted(this.process);
-
-            this.process.StandardInput.Close(); // nothing for you to read!
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -371,7 +369,7 @@ namespace WinSW
                 executable ??= this.descriptor.Executable;
 
                 // TODO: Redirect logging to Log4Net once https://github.com/kohsuke/winsw/pull/213 is integrated
-                this.StartProcess(stopProcess, stopArguments, executable, null, false);
+                this.StartProcess(stopProcess, stopArguments, executable, null);
 
                 Log.Debug("WaitForProcessToExit " + this.process.Id + "+" + stopProcess.Id);
                 this.WaitForProcessToExit(this.process);
@@ -449,7 +447,7 @@ namespace WinSW
             ServiceApis.SetServiceStatus(handle, this.wrapperServiceStatus);
         }
 
-        private void StartProcess(Process processToStart, string arguments, string executable, LogHandler? logHandler, bool redirectStdin)
+        private void StartProcess(Process processToStart, string arguments, string executable, LogHandler? logHandler)
         {
             // Define handler of the completed process
             void OnProcessCompleted(Process proc)
@@ -496,7 +494,6 @@ namespace WinSW
                 priority: this.descriptor.Priority,
                 callback: OnProcessCompleted,
                 logHandler: logHandler,
-                redirectStdin: redirectStdin,
                 hideWindow: this.descriptor.HideWindow);
         }
     }