diff --git a/programs/services/rpc.c b/programs/services/rpc.c
index 228371cd8ae..45366fb903f 100644
--- a/programs/services/rpc.c
+++ b/programs/services/rpc.c
@@ -1137,7 +1137,8 @@ DWORD __cdecl svcctl_ControlService(
     if (result == ERROR_SUCCESS && service->service_entry->force_shutdown)
     {
         result = ERROR_SERVICE_CANNOT_ACCEPT_CTRL;
-        service_terminate(service->service_entry);
+        if ((process = service->service_entry->process))
+            process_terminate(process);
     }
 
     if (result != ERROR_SUCCESS)
diff --git a/programs/services/services.c b/programs/services/services.c
index feb137de95e..b0d008d492c 100644
--- a/programs/services/services.c
+++ b/programs/services/services.c
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ static DWORD service_start_process(struct service_entry *service_entry, struct p
     if (!r)
     {
         err = GetLastError();
-        service_terminate(service_entry);
+        process_terminate(process);
         return err;
     }
 
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ DWORD service_start(struct service_entry *service, DWORD service_argc, LPCWSTR *
         if (err == ERROR_SUCCESS)
             ReleaseMutex(process->control_mutex);
         else
-            service_terminate(service);
+            process_terminate(process);
     }
 
     scmdatabase_unlock_startup(service->db);
@@ -925,21 +925,6 @@ DWORD service_start(struct service_entry *service, DWORD service_argc, LPCWSTR *
     return err;
 }
 
-void service_terminate(struct service_entry *service)
-{
-    struct process_entry *process;
-
-    service_lock(service);
-    if ((process = service->process))
-    {
-        TerminateProcess(process->process, 0);
-        release_process(process);
-        service->process = NULL;
-    }
-    service->status.dwCurrentState = SERVICE_STOPPED;
-    service_unlock(service);
-}
-
 void process_terminate(struct process_entry *process)
 {
     struct scmdatabase *db = process->db;
diff --git a/programs/services/services.h b/programs/services/services.h
index 778b30a2318..16f99f89fa8 100644
--- a/programs/services/services.h
+++ b/programs/services/services.h
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ void release_service(struct service_entry *service);
 void service_lock(struct service_entry *service);
 void service_unlock(struct service_entry *service);
 DWORD service_start(struct service_entry *service, DWORD service_argc, LPCWSTR *service_argv);
-void service_terminate(struct service_entry *service);
 
 /* Process functions */