diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index beb9deac6..045cf3022 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1289,11 +1289,6 @@ AH_VERBATIM([_ZEND_EXPLICIT_DEFINITIONS],
 #define FMiniIconsSupported 0
 #endif
 
-#if RETSIGTYPE != void
-#define SIGNAL_RETURN return 0
-#else
-#define SIGNAL_RETURN return
-#endif
 
 /* Allow GCC extensions to work, if you have GCC. */
 #ifndef __attribute__
diff --git a/fvwm/fvwm3.c b/fvwm/fvwm3.c
index 83f45534d..74767aff3 100644
--- a/fvwm/fvwm3.c
+++ b/fvwm/fvwm3.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static void catch_exit(void)
 /*
  * Restart on a signal
  */
-static RETSIGTYPE
+static void
 Restart(int sig)
 {
 	fvwmRunState = FVWM_RESTART;
@@ -286,18 +286,18 @@ Restart(int sig)
 	 * BEFORE we call it ... */
 	fvwmSetTerminate(sig);
 
-	SIGNAL_RETURN;
+	return;
 }
 
-static RETSIGTYPE
+static void
 ToggleLogging(int sig)
 {
 	log_toggle(fvwm_userdir);
 
-	SIGNAL_RETURN;
+	return;
 }
 
-static RETSIGTYPE
+static void
 SigDone(int sig)
 {
 	fvwmRunState = FVWM_DONE;
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ SigDone(int sig)
 	 * BEFORE we call it ... */
 	fvwmSetTerminate(sig);
 
-	SIGNAL_RETURN;
+	return;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fvwm/module_list.c b/fvwm/module_list.c
index 6b0d38092..3029a6eae 100644
--- a/fvwm/module_list.c
+++ b/fvwm/module_list.c
@@ -1054,9 +1054,9 @@ void FlushAllMessageQueues(void)
 
 /* empty, only here so that the signal handling initialization code is the
  * same for modules and fvwm  */
-RETSIGTYPE DeadPipe(int sig)
+void DeadPipe(int sig)
 {
-	SIGNAL_RETURN;
+	return;
 }
 
 void CMD_Module(F_CMD_ARGS)
diff --git a/fvwm/module_list.h b/fvwm/module_list.h
index 8652b8c88..5892aea4b 100644
--- a/fvwm/module_list.h
+++ b/fvwm/module_list.h
@@ -160,6 +160,6 @@ char *skipModuleAliasToken(const char *string);
 
 
 /* dead pipe signal handler - empty */
-RETSIGTYPE DeadPipe(int nonsense);
+void DeadPipe(int nonsense);
 
 #endif /* MODULE_LIST_H */
diff --git a/libs/PictureImageLoader.c b/libs/PictureImageLoader.c
index c5a80ced4..cbc4d5a87 100644
--- a/libs/PictureImageLoader.c
+++ b/libs/PictureImageLoader.c
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ Bool PImageLoadXpm(FIMAGE_CMD_ARGS)
 	struct sigaction defaultHandler;
 	struct sigaction originalHandler;
 #else
-	RETSIGTYPE (*originalHandler)(int);
+	void (*originalHandler)(int);
 #endif
 
 	if (!XpmSupport)
diff --git a/libs/fvwmsignal.c b/libs/fvwmsignal.c
index 093c86381..f7cf28ee6 100644
--- a/libs/fvwmsignal.c
+++ b/libs/fvwmsignal.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static jmp_buf deadJump;
  * We do this asynchronously within the SIGCHLD handler so that
  * "it just happens".
  */
-RETSIGTYPE
+void
 fvwmReapChildren(int sig)
 {
 	(void)sig;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ fvwmReapChildren(int sig)
 #endif
 	BSD_UNBLOCK_SIGNALS;
 
-	SIGNAL_RETURN;
+	return;
 }
 
 #ifdef USE_BSD_SIGNALS
diff --git a/libs/fvwmsignal.h b/libs/fvwmsignal.h
index 4351b3889..7e565de4e 100644
--- a/libs/fvwmsignal.h
+++ b/libs/fvwmsignal.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ extern volatile sig_atomic_t isTerminated;
 /*
  * Module prototypes
  */
-RETSIGTYPE fvwmReapChildren(int sig);
+void fvwmReapChildren(int sig);
 extern void fvwmSetTerminate(int sig);
 
 #ifdef USE_BSD_SIGNALS
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b45807008..8d6edb15f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ conf.set_quoted(
 conf.set_quoted('FVWM_DATADIR', fvwm_datadir)
 conf.set_quoted('LOCALEDIR', prefix / get_option('localedir'))
 conf.set_quoted('FVWM_CONFDIR', prefix / get_option('sysconfdir'))
-conf.set('RETSIGTYPE', 'void')
-conf.set('SIGNAL_RETURN', 'return')
 conf.set('ICONV_ARG_CONST', '')
 conf.set('fd_set_size_t', 'int')
 conf.set('EXECUTABLE_EXTENSION', 'NULL')
diff --git a/modules/FvwmAnimate/FvwmAnimate.c b/modules/FvwmAnimate/FvwmAnimate.c
index 9a0892169..e097276e9 100644
--- a/modules/FvwmAnimate/FvwmAnimate.c
+++ b/modules/FvwmAnimate/FvwmAnimate.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static void AnimateResizeNone(int, int, int, int, int, int, int, int);
 static void AnimateResizeTwist(int, int, int, int, int, int, int, int);
 static void DefineForm(void);
 
-static RETSIGTYPE HandleTerminate(int sig);
+static void HandleTerminate(int sig);
 
 struct ASAnimate Animate = { NULL, NULL, ANIM_ITERATIONS, ANIM_DELAY,
 			     ANIM_TWIST, ANIM_WIDTH,
@@ -748,14 +748,14 @@ void
 DeadPipe(int arg) {
   myfprintf((stderr,"Dead Pipe, arg %d\n",arg));
   exit(0);
-  SIGNAL_RETURN;
+  return;
 }
 
 
-static RETSIGTYPE
+static void
 HandleTerminate(int sig) {
   fvwmSetTerminate(sig);
-  SIGNAL_RETURN;
+  return;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/modules/FvwmAuto/FvwmAuto.c b/modules/FvwmAuto/FvwmAuto.c
index 779d4c6ff..fa71f255d 100644
--- a/modules/FvwmAuto/FvwmAuto.c
+++ b/modules/FvwmAuto/FvwmAuto.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 #endif
 
 
-static RETSIGTYPE TerminateHandler(int signo);
+static void TerminateHandler(int signo);
 
 /*
  *
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ static RETSIGTYPE TerminateHandler(int signo);
  *  Termination procedure : *not* a signal handler
  *
  */
-RETSIGTYPE DeadPipe(int nonsense)
+void DeadPipe(int nonsense)
 {
 	(void)nonsense;
 	myfprintf((stderr,"Leaving via DeadPipe\n"));
 	exit(0);
-	SIGNAL_RETURN;
+	return;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ RETSIGTYPE DeadPipe(int nonsense)
  *  Signal handler that tells the module to quit
  *
  */
-static RETSIGTYPE
+static void
 TerminateHandler(int signo)
 {
 	fvwmSetTerminate(signo);
-	SIGNAL_RETURN;
+	return;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/modules/FvwmBacker/FvwmBacker.c b/modules/FvwmBacker/FvwmBacker.c
index 4e003f6ba..6302fc089 100644
--- a/modules/FvwmBacker/FvwmBacker.c
+++ b/modules/FvwmBacker/FvwmBacker.c
@@ -495,10 +495,10 @@ void ProcessMessage(unsigned long type, unsigned long *body)
 /*
   Detected a broken pipe - time to exit
 */
-RETSIGTYPE DeadPipe(int nonsense)
+void DeadPipe(int nonsense)
 {
 	exit(1);
-	SIGNAL_RETURN;
+	return;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/modules/FvwmBacker/FvwmBacker.h b/modules/FvwmBacker/FvwmBacker.h
index ae7f1737b..8103740ad 100644
--- a/modules/FvwmBacker/FvwmBacker.h
+++ b/modules/FvwmBacker/FvwmBacker.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 void EndLessLoop(void);
 void ReadFvwmPipe(void);
 void ProcessMessage(unsigned long type, unsigned long *body);
-RETSIGTYPE DeadPipe(int nonsense);
+void DeadPipe(int nonsense);
 void ParseConfig(void);
 int ParseConfigLine(char *line);
 void AddCommand(char *line);
diff --git a/modules/FvwmButtons/FvwmButtons.c b/modules/FvwmButtons/FvwmButtons.c
index 8be16df41..9b78c3f79 100644
--- a/modules/FvwmButtons/FvwmButtons.c
+++ b/modules/FvwmButtons/FvwmButtons.c
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ extern void SaveButtons(button_info *);
 
 /* ------------------------------ prototypes ------------------------------- */
 
-RETSIGTYPE DeadPipe(int nonsense);
+void DeadPipe(int nonsense);
 static void DeadPipeCleanup(void);
-static RETSIGTYPE TerminateHandler(int sig);
+static void TerminateHandler(int sig);
 void SetButtonSize(button_info *, int, int);
 /* main */
 void Loop(void);
@@ -219,21 +219,21 @@ int IsThereADestroyEvent(button_info *b)
 *** Externally callable function to quit! Note that DeadPipeCleanup
 *** is an exit-procedure and so will be called automatically
 **/
-RETSIGTYPE DeadPipe(int whatever)
+void DeadPipe(int whatever)
 {
 	exit(0);
-	SIGNAL_RETURN;
+	return;
 }
 
 /**
 *** TerminateHandler()
 *** Signal handler that will make the event-loop terminate
 **/
-static RETSIGTYPE
+static void
 TerminateHandler(int sig)
 {
 	fvwmSetTerminate(sig);
-	SIGNAL_RETURN;
+	return;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/modules/FvwmConsole/FvwmConsole.c b/modules/FvwmConsole/FvwmConsole.c
index 96aa87151..8056c2c7b 100644
--- a/modules/FvwmConsole/FvwmConsole.c
+++ b/modules/FvwmConsole/FvwmConsole.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ char Name[80]; /* name of this program in executable format */
 char *S_name = NULL;  /* socket name */
 
 void server(void);
-RETSIGTYPE DeadPipe(int);
+void DeadPipe(int);
 void ErrMsg(char *msg);
 void SigHandler(int);
 
@@ -64,27 +64,27 @@ void clean_up(void)
 /*
  *      signal handler
  */
-RETSIGTYPE DeadPipe(int dummy)
+void DeadPipe(int dummy)
 {
 	clean_up();
 	exit(0);
 
-	SIGNAL_RETURN;
+	return;
 }
 
-RETSIGTYPE SigHandler(int dummy)
+void SigHandler(int dummy)
 {
 	clean_up();
 	exit(0);
 
-	SIGNAL_RETURN;
+	return;
 }
 
-RETSIGTYPE ReapChildren(int sig)
+void ReapChildren(int sig)
 {
 	fvwmReapChildren(sig);
 
-	SIGNAL_RETURN;
+	return;
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
diff --git a/modules/FvwmConsole/FvwmConsoleC.c b/modules/FvwmConsole/FvwmConsoleC.c
index 725465060..3ec130231 100644
--- a/modules/FvwmConsole/FvwmConsoleC.c
+++ b/modules/FvwmConsole/FvwmConsoleC.c
@@ -38,15 +38,15 @@ void sclose(int foo)
 	}
 	exit(0);
 
-	SIGNAL_RETURN;
+	return;
 }
 
-RETSIGTYPE ReapChildren(int sig)
+void ReapChildren(int sig)
 {
 	fvwmReapChildren(sig);
 	sclose(sig);
 
-	SIGNAL_RETURN;
+	return;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/modules/FvwmEvent/FvwmEvent.c b/modules/FvwmEvent/FvwmEvent.c
index 2240aa039..8832e39a0 100644
--- a/modules/FvwmEvent/FvwmEvent.c
+++ b/modules/FvwmEvent/FvwmEvent.c
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ typedef struct
 
 void execute_event(event_entry*, short, unsigned long*);
 void config(void);
-RETSIGTYPE DeadPipe(int);
-static RETSIGTYPE TerminateHandler(int);
+void DeadPipe(int);
+static void TerminateHandler(int);
 
 /* ---------------------------- local variables ----------------------------- */
 
@@ -679,12 +679,12 @@ void config(void)
  *      SIGPIPE handler - SIGPIPE means fvwm is dying
  *
  */
-static RETSIGTYPE
+static void
 TerminateHandler(int nonsense)
 {
 	isTerminated = True;
 
-	SIGNAL_RETURN;
+	return;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -693,9 +693,9 @@ TerminateHandler(int nonsense)
  *      Externally callable procedure to quit
  *
  */
-RETSIGTYPE DeadPipe(int flag)
+void DeadPipe(int flag)
 {
 	execute_event(builtin_event_table, BUILTIN_SHUTDOWN, NULL);
 	exit(flag);
-	SIGNAL_RETURN;
+	return;
 }
diff --git a/modules/FvwmForm/FvwmForm.c b/modules/FvwmForm/FvwmForm.c
index 40f6f718d..0eb7b457a 100644
--- a/modules/FvwmForm/FvwmForm.c
+++ b/modules/FvwmForm/FvwmForm.c
@@ -2559,11 +2559,11 @@ static void MainLoop(void)
 
 
 /* signal-handler to make the application quit */
-static RETSIGTYPE
+static void
 TerminateHandler(int sig)
 {
   fvwmSetTerminate(sig);
-  SIGNAL_RETURN;
+  return;
 }
 
 /* signal-handler to make the timer work */
@@ -2624,7 +2624,7 @@ TimerHandler(evutil_socket_t fd, short ev, void *arg)
     RedrawTimeout(timer);
   }
 
-  SIGNAL_RETURN;
+  return;
 }
 
 
@@ -2745,10 +2745,10 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 }
 
 
-RETSIGTYPE DeadPipe(int nonsense)
+void DeadPipe(int nonsense)
 {
   exit(0);
-  SIGNAL_RETURN;
+  return;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/modules/FvwmForm/FvwmForm.h b/modules/FvwmForm/FvwmForm.h
index f1ce9ff85..97665cf7d 100644
--- a/modules/FvwmForm/FvwmForm.h
+++ b/modules/FvwmForm/FvwmForm.h
@@ -264,6 +264,6 @@ int FontWidth (XFontStruct *xfs);        /* FvwmForm.c */
 void RedrawFrame (XEvent *pev);          /* FvwmForm.c */
 char * ParseCommand (int, char *, char, int *, char **s); /* ParseCommand.c */
 
-RETSIGTYPE DeadPipe(int nonsense);            /* FvwmForm.c */
+void DeadPipe(int nonsense);            /* FvwmForm.c */
 
 #endif
diff --git a/modules/FvwmIconMan/FvwmIconMan.c b/modules/FvwmIconMan/FvwmIconMan.c
index ac6677de3..4669d8125 100644
--- a/modules/FvwmIconMan/FvwmIconMan.c
+++ b/modules/FvwmIconMan/FvwmIconMan.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ char *MyName;
 FlocaleWinString *FwinString;
 int mods_unused = DEFAULT_MODS_UNUSED;
 
-static RETSIGTYPE TerminateHandler(int);
+static void TerminateHandler(int);
 
 char *copy_string(char **target, const char *src)
 {
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ void PrintMemuse(void)
 #endif
 
 
-static RETSIGTYPE
+static void
 TerminateHandler(int sig)
 {
 	fvwmSetTerminate(sig);
-	SIGNAL_RETURN;
+	return;
 }
 
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ DeadPipe(int nothing)
 {
 	(void)nothing;
 	ShutMeDown(0);
-	SIGNAL_RETURN;
+	return;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/modules/FvwmIconMan/FvwmIconMan.h b/modules/FvwmIconMan/FvwmIconMan.h
index ee46a64ae..59b4e8d2f 100644
--- a/modules/FvwmIconMan/FvwmIconMan.h
+++ b/modules/FvwmIconMan/FvwmIconMan.h
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ extern int mods_unused;
 extern void ReadFvwmPipe(void);
 extern void Free (void *p);
 extern void ShutMeDown (int flag) __attribute__ ((__noreturn__));
-extern RETSIGTYPE DeadPipe (int nothing);
+extern void DeadPipe (int nothing);
 extern char *copy_string (char **target, const char *src);
 
 extern void init_globals (void);
diff --git a/modules/FvwmIdent/FvwmIdent.c b/modules/FvwmIdent/FvwmIdent.c
index f60ef65da..dab722547 100644
--- a/modules/FvwmIdent/FvwmIdent.c
+++ b/modules/FvwmIdent/FvwmIdent.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
 #include "FvwmIdent.h"
 
-static RETSIGTYPE TerminateHandler(int);
+static void TerminateHandler(int);
 
 static ModuleArgs *module;
 static fd_set_size_t fd_width;
@@ -357,11 +357,11 @@ void process_message(unsigned long type,unsigned long *body)
  *      SIGPIPE handler - SIGPIPE means fvwm is dying
  *
  */
-static RETSIGTYPE
+static void
 TerminateHandler(int sig)
 {
 	fvwmSetTerminate(sig);
-	SIGNAL_RETURN;
+	return;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/modules/FvwmIdent/FvwmIdent.h b/modules/FvwmIdent/FvwmIdent.h
index d397f4e16..7f1b0d2ee 100644
--- a/modules/FvwmIdent/FvwmIdent.h
+++ b/modules/FvwmIdent/FvwmIdent.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ struct Item
  *
  */
 void Loop(int *fd);
-RETSIGTYPE DeadPipe(int nonsense) __attribute__((noreturn));
+void DeadPipe(int nonsense) __attribute__((noreturn));
 void process_message(unsigned long type, unsigned long *body);
 void PixmapDrawWindow(int h, int w);
 void DrawItems(Drawable d, int x, int y, int w, int h);
diff --git a/modules/FvwmPager/FvwmPager.c b/modules/FvwmPager/FvwmPager.c
index f540d5a33..6af203a66 100644
--- a/modules/FvwmPager/FvwmPager.c
+++ b/modules/FvwmPager/FvwmPager.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static int x_fd;
 static fd_set_size_t fd_width;
 
 static void Loop(int *fd);
-static RETSIGTYPE TerminateHandler(int);
+static void TerminateHandler(int);
 static int My_XNextEvent(Display *dpy, XEvent *event);
 
 /* Procedure: main - start of module */
@@ -341,18 +341,18 @@ void Loop(int *fd)
  *  Procedure:
  *      SIGPIPE handler - SIGPIPE means fvwm is dying
  */
-static RETSIGTYPE TerminateHandler(int sig)
+static void TerminateHandler(int sig)
 {
 	fvwmSetTerminate(sig);
-	SIGNAL_RETURN;
+	return;
 }
 
 #if 0
 /* Is this used? */
-RETSIGTYPE DeadPipe(int nonsense)
+void DeadPipe(int nonsense)
 {
 	exit(0);
-	SIGNAL_RETURN;
+	return;
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/modules/FvwmRearrange/FvwmRearrange.c b/modules/FvwmRearrange/FvwmRearrange.c
index c51a7233c..e44ae4859 100644
--- a/modules/FvwmRearrange/FvwmRearrange.c
+++ b/modules/FvwmRearrange/FvwmRearrange.c
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ int FvwmTile = 0;
 int FvwmCascade = 1;
 
 
-RETSIGTYPE DeadPipe(int sig)
+void DeadPipe(int sig)
 {
   exit(0);
-  SIGNAL_RETURN;
+  return;
 }
 
 void insert_window_list(window_list *wl, window_item *i)
diff --git a/modules/FvwmScript/FvwmScript.c b/modules/FvwmScript/FvwmScript.c
index f3ca258a0..4179bd06b 100644
--- a/modules/FvwmScript/FvwmScript.c
+++ b/modules/FvwmScript/FvwmScript.c
@@ -234,11 +234,11 @@ static void TryToFind(char *filename) {
 }
 
 /* Exiting with Delete button */
-RETSIGTYPE DeadPipe(int nonsense)
+void DeadPipe(int nonsense)
 {
   is_dead_pipe = True;
   Quit (0,NULL);
-  SIGNAL_RETURN;
+  return;
 }
 
 /* Reading system.fvwmrc or .fvwmrc file */
@@ -1346,11 +1346,11 @@ void ReadFvwmScriptArg(int argc, char **argv,int IsFather)
 
 
 /* signal handler to close down the module */
-static RETSIGTYPE
+static void
 TerminateHandler(int sig)
 {
   fvwmSetTerminate(sig);
-  SIGNAL_RETURN;
+  return;
 }