diff --git a/cdr.c b/cdr.c
index 2744e27492..43ec91b1d8 100644
--- a/cdr.c
+++ b/cdr.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Asterisk -- An open source telephony toolkit.
  *
- * Copyright (C) 1999 - 2005, Digium, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 1999 - 2006, Digium, Inc.
  *
  * Mark Spencer <markster@digium.com>
  *
@@ -1181,8 +1181,6 @@ static int do_reload(void)
 	   if it does not exist */
 	if (enabled && batchmode && (!was_enabled || !was_batchmode) && (cdr_thread == AST_PTHREADT_NULL)) {
 		ast_cond_init(&cdr_pending_cond, NULL);
-		pthread_attr_init(&attr);
-		pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
 		if (ast_pthread_create(&cdr_thread, &attr, do_cdr, NULL) < 0) {
 			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Unable to start CDR thread.\n");
 			ast_sched_del(sched, cdr_sched);
diff --git a/channels/chan_mgcp.c b/channels/chan_mgcp.c
index 27161507d7..e0ddea19af 100644
--- a/channels/chan_mgcp.c
+++ b/channels/chan_mgcp.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Asterisk -- An open source telephony toolkit.
  *
- * Copyright (C) 1999 - 2005, Digium, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 1999 - 2006, Digium, Inc.
  *
  * Mark Spencer <markster@digium.com>
  *
@@ -3528,10 +3528,6 @@ static void *do_monitor(void *data)
 
 static int restart_monitor(void)
 {
-	pthread_attr_t attr;
-	pthread_attr_init(&attr);
-        pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);	
-
 	/* If we're supposed to be stopped -- stay stopped */
 	if (monitor_thread == AST_PTHREADT_STOP)
 		return 0;
@@ -3549,7 +3545,7 @@ static int restart_monitor(void)
 		pthread_kill(monitor_thread, SIGURG);
 	} else {
 		/* Start a new monitor */
-		if (ast_pthread_create(&monitor_thread, &attr, do_monitor, NULL) < 0) {
+		if (ast_pthread_create(&monitor_thread, NULL, do_monitor, NULL) < 0) {
 			ast_mutex_unlock(&monlock);
 			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Unable to start monitor thread.\n");
 			return -1;
diff --git a/channels/chan_sip.c b/channels/chan_sip.c
index 5b7c0401eb..fe68c143f3 100644
--- a/channels/chan_sip.c
+++ b/channels/chan_sip.c
@@ -11464,8 +11464,6 @@ static int restart_monitor(void)
 		/* Wake up the thread */
 		pthread_kill(monitor_thread, SIGURG);
 	} else {
-		pthread_attr_init(&attr);
-		pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
 		/* Start a new monitor */
 		if (ast_pthread_create(&monitor_thread, &attr, do_monitor, NULL) < 0) {
 			ast_mutex_unlock(&monlock);
diff --git a/devicestate.c b/devicestate.c
index 93200a9c0d..4131503c8f 100644
--- a/devicestate.c
+++ b/devicestate.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Asterisk -- An open source telephony toolkit.
  *
- * Copyright (C) 1999 - 2005, Digium, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 1999 - 2006, Digium, Inc.
  *
  * Mark Spencer <markster@digium.com>
  *
@@ -265,12 +265,8 @@ static void *do_devstate_changes(void *data)
 /*! \brief Initialize the device state engine in separate thread */
 int ast_device_state_engine_init(void)
 {
-	pthread_attr_t attr;
-
 	ast_cond_init(&change_pending, NULL);
-	pthread_attr_init(&attr);
-	pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
-	if (ast_pthread_create(&change_thread, &attr, do_devstate_changes, NULL) < 0) {
+	if (ast_pthread_create(&change_thread, NULL, do_devstate_changes, NULL) < 0) {
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Unable to start device state change thread.\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/dnsmgr.c b/dnsmgr.c
index c758982f51..4fb699e955 100644
--- a/dnsmgr.c
+++ b/dnsmgr.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * Asterisk -- An open source telephony toolkit.
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2005, Kevin P. Fleming
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-2006, Kevin P. Fleming
  *
  * Kevin P. Fleming <kpfleming@digium.com>
  *
@@ -338,9 +338,7 @@ static int do_reload(int loading)
 	/* if this reload enabled the manager, create the background thread
 	   if it does not exist */
 	if (enabled && !was_enabled && (refresh_thread == AST_PTHREADT_NULL)) {
-		pthread_attr_init(&attr);
-		pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
-		if (ast_pthread_create(&refresh_thread, &attr, do_refresh, NULL) < 0) {
+		if (ast_pthread_create(&refresh_thread, NULL, do_refresh, NULL) < 0) {
 			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Unable to start refresh thread.\n");
 		}
 		else {