diff --git a/Network/Wai/Handler/WebSockets.hs b/Network/Wai/Handler/WebSockets.hs
--- a/Network/Wai/Handler/WebSockets.hs
+++ b/Network/Wai/Handler/WebSockets.hs
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@
     , interceptWith
     ) where
 
-import              Control.Monad                   (forever)
 import              Control.Monad.IO.Class          (liftIO)
-import              Control.Concurrent              (forkIO, threadDelay)
-import              Control.Exception               (SomeException (..), handle)
 import              Blaze.ByteString.Builder        (Builder)
 import qualified    Blaze.ByteString.Builder        as Builder
 import              Data.ByteString                 (ByteString)
@@ -57,26 +54,12 @@
     let pc = WS.PendingConnection 
                 { WS.pendingOptions     = opts
                 , WS.pendingRequest     = req
-                , WS.pendingOnAccept    = forkPingThread
+                , WS.pendingOnAccept    = \_ -> return ()
                 , WS.pendingIn          = is
                 , WS.pendingOut         = os
                 }
 
     liftIO $ app pc
-
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- | Start a ping thread in the background
-forkPingThread :: WS.Connection -> IO ()
-forkPingThread conn = do
-    _ <- forkIO pingThread
-    return ()
-    where
-        pingThread = handle ignore $ forever $ do
-            WS.sendPing conn (BC.pack "ping")
-            threadDelay $ 30 * 1000 * 1000
-
-        ignore :: SomeException -> IO ()
-        ignore _   = return ()
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- | Converts a 'Connection' to an 'InputStream' \/ 'OutputStream' pair. Note that,
diff --git a/wai-websockets.cabal b/wai-websockets.cabal
--- a/wai-websockets.cabal
+++ b/wai-websockets.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                wai-websockets
-Version:             1.3.2.0
+Version:             1.3.2.1
 Synopsis:            Provide a bridge betweeen WAI and the websockets package.
 License:             MIT
 License-file:        LICENSE