diff --git a/telegram_client.py b/telegram_client.py
index 1bbb79d..7a97d99 100644
--- a/telegram_client.py
+++ b/telegram_client.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ class TelegramClient:
         self.disconnect_count = 0
         self.max_disconnects = 3
         self._setup_connection_handlers()
-        self._setup_signal_handlers()
 
     def _ensure_session_directory(self):
         try:
@@ -50,11 +49,6 @@ class TelegramClient:
         self.client.add_handler(DisconnectHandler(self._on_disconnect))
         logger.info("connection_handlers: connection handlers set up")
 
-    def _setup_signal_handlers(self):
-        """Sets up signal handlers for graceful shutdown"""
-        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
-        for sig in (signal.SIGTERM, signal.SIGINT):
-            loop.add_signal_handler(sig, lambda s=sig: asyncio.create_task(self._handle_shutdown(s)))
 
     async def _on_disconnect(self, _client):
         """Handles disconnection from Telegram servers"""
@@ -63,7 +57,7 @@ class TelegramClient:
         
         if self.disconnect_count >= self.max_disconnects:
             logger.critical(f"connection_handler: reached disconnect limit ({self.max_disconnects})")
-            await self._restart_app()
+            sys.exit(1)
 
     async def start(self):
         try:
@@ -76,35 +70,3 @@ class TelegramClient:
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Failed to start Telegram client: {str(e)}")
             raise
-
-    async def _restart_app(self):
-        """Restarts the application"""
-        logger.warning("connection_handler: restarting application")
-        try:
-            # Properly shutdown client before restart
-            if self.client.is_connected:
-                await self.stop()
-            
-            # First terminate current process
-            logger.info("connection_handler: terminating current process")
-            os.kill(os.getpid(), signal.SIGTERM)
-            
-            # If process is still alive after 5 seconds, force kill it
-            await asyncio.sleep(5)
-            os.kill(os.getpid(), signal.SIGKILL)
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.error(f"connection_handler: error during restart: {str(e)}")
-            # Emergency termination in case of restart failure
-            os.kill(os.getpid(), signal.SIGKILL)
-
-    async def stop(self):
-        if self.client.is_connected:
-            await self.client.stop()
-            logger.info("Telegram client disconnected")
-
-    async def _handle_shutdown(self, sig):
-        """Handles graceful shutdown on receiving termination signal"""
-        logger.info(f"Received signal {sig.name}, shutting down gracefully")
-        await self.stop()
-        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
-        loop.stop()